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foolships

foolships is the plural of foolship.

Meaning of foolship

Noun

foolship (usually uncountable, plural foolships)

  1. (usually) 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
  2. (humorous, often, usually) 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

Questions about foolships

What is foolships the plural of?
Foolships is the plural of foolship.

Words near foolships in the dictionary

  1. fools' paradises
  2. foolscap
  3. foolscaps
  4. foolscreen
  5. foolship
  6. foolships
  7. foolsome
  8. foom
  9. foomed
  10. fooming
  11. fooms

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