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benship

benship is the alternative spelling of beneship.

Meaning of beneship

Adjective

beneship (comparative more beneship, superlative most beneship)

  1. (UK, obsolete, thieves' cant) Very good; excellent.
    • Towre ye, yander is the ken, dup the gyger and maunde that is beneship.
      See you, yonder is the house, open the doore, and aske for the best.1566, Thomas Harman, A Caveat or Warning for Common Cursetors
    Synonyms:
    excellent

Forms of benship

comparativemore benship
superlativemost benship

Words formed from benship

Questions about benship

What is benship the alternative spelling of?
Benship is the alternative spelling of beneship.

Words near benship in the dictionary

  1. Bensham
  2. benshee
  3. benshees
  4. benshengren
  5. benshi
  6. benship
  7. benshiply
  8. benshis
  9. Benshoof
  10. Benshoofs
  11. Bensing

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