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goodyship

goodyship noun: the state or quality of a goody or goodwife.

Noun

goodyship (uncountable)

  1. (dated, humorous, rare) The state or quality of a goody or goodwife.
    • The more shame for her goodyship, / To give so near a friend the slip.1663-78, Samuel Butler, Hudibras: In Three Parts. Written in the Time of the Late Wars. Edinburgh: Printed for R. Clark, P. Anderson, & A. Brown, 1784. Part I, Canto 3, lines 517–518....

Origin of goodyship

From goody + -ship.

Questions about goodyship

What does goodyship mean?
Goodyship means the state or quality of a goody or goodwife.
What part of speech is goodyship?
Goodyship is a noun.

Words near goodyship in the dictionary

  1. goodygoody
  2. goodyish
  3. goodyism
  4. goodyness
  5. Goodys
  6. goodyship
  7. gooed
  8. gooey
  9. gooey butter cake
  10. gooey butter cakes
  11. gooeyduck

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