catship
catship noun: the role, status, or classification of a cat, sometimes humorously used as a form of address.
Noun
catship (plural catships)
- The role, status, or classification of a cat, sometimes humorously used as a form of address.
- The "cat fad," as it is often called by the uninitiated, is not new by any means, for his catship was an object of veneration among the ancient Egyptians, and one scarcely wonders at it when he sees some of the fine blooded animals that can boast of an ancestry as long and aristocratic as many an...1900, The International, volume 8, page 376
- One night when poor Dick had been for a day or two so sick that I feared his catship might die, after we rose from our silent prayers Mr. Gamble said: "Bishop, do you know whom I have been praying for? […]"1906, Daniel Sylvester Tuttle, Reminiscences of a Missionary Bishop, page 181
Forms of catship
| plural | catships |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Catship |
Origin of catship
From cat + -ship. Perhaps also a blend of cat + lordship.
Questions about catship
- What does catship mean?
- Catship means the role, status, or classification of a cat, sometimes humorously used as a form of address.
- What part of speech is catship?
- Catship is a noun.
- What is the plural of catship?
- The plural of catship is catships.
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