foolship
foolship noun: the condition of being a fool; foolishness; folly.
Noun
foolship (usually uncountable, plural foolships)
- The condition of being a fool; foolishness; folly
- Of old, your Fool did make your sage one tremble; but my foolship hath not found it so.1832, William Henry Ireland, Vortigern
- The devil on your foolship! — Oh, I must walk the dark foggy way that spits fire and brimstone.1833, James Shirley, William Gifford, Alexander Dyce, The dramatic works and poems of James Shirley
- Used as a title or a form of address for a foolish person
- To this Philip replied, “We give your Foolship to know that in temporals we are subject to no person.”1895, History of Monetary Systems
- [...] But has only bamboozel'd by scratches and knocks / A set of old wives, silly peers, and mad bucks, / Who willing to try what their foolships could do / [...]1965, Douglas Grant, The Cock Lane Ghost
Forms of foolship
| plural | foolships |
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Origin of foolship
From fool + -ship.
Questions about foolship
- What does foolship mean?
- Foolship means the condition of being a fool; foolishness; folly.
- What part of speech is foolship?
- Foolship is a noun.
- What is the plural of foolship?
- The plural of foolship is foolships.
Words near foolship in the dictionary
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