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goodship

goodship noun: goodness.

Noun

goodship

  1. (obsolete) goodness

Origin of goodship

From Middle English goodschipe, from Old English gōdscipe (“kindness”), equivalent to good + -ship.

Questions about goodship

What does goodship mean?
Goodship means goodness.
What part of speech is goodship?
Goodship is a noun.

Words near goodship in the dictionary

  1. Goodsalls
  2. Goodsell
  3. Goodsells
  4. goodset
  5. goodsets
  6. goodship
  7. goodsire
  8. goodsires
  9. goodsized
  10. goodsome
  11. Goodson

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