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eagleship

eagleship noun: the quality of being an eagle, or having qualities associated with those of an eagle.

Noun

eagleship (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) The quality of being an eagle, or having qualities associated with those of an eagle.
    • And, there was no mistaking his eagleship... He held himself regal and above it all, one of life's avid watchers... And perhaps one of its creators?2008, Koyote Bare, The Atomic Bum, page 175
    • Thou knowest that I always illustrated my eagleship, by aiming at the noblest quarries ; and by disdaining to make a stoop at wrens, phyl-tits, and wag-tails.1883, Samuel Richardson, Sir Leslie Stephen, The Works of Samuel Richardson: The history of Clarissa Harlowe, page 488

Origin of eagleship

From eagle + -ship.

Questions about eagleship

What does eagleship mean?
Eagleship means the quality of being an eagle, or having qualities associated with those of an eagle.
What part of speech is eagleship?
Eagleship is a noun.

Words near eagleship in the dictionary

  1. eagles out
  2. eagles up
  3. Eaglescliffe
  4. Eaglesham
  5. Eagleshams
  6. eagleship
  7. Eagleson
  8. eaglesona
  9. eaglesonas
  10. Eaglesons
  11. eaglesque

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