gossipred
/ˈɡɒsɪpɹəd/
gossipred noun: relationship by baptismal rites; spiritual affinity or parentage; sponsorship.
Noun
gossipred (uncountable)
- Relationship by baptismal rites; spiritual affinity or parentage; sponsorship.
- The following are the principal provisions of this statute : — That intermarriages with the natives, or any connexion with them in the way of fostering or gossipred, should be considered and punished as high treason: […]1837, Thomas Moore, The history of Ireland
- But perhaps the most singular illustration of the tendency of kinship to extend itself artificially under the empire of primitive ideas is to be found in certain Slavonic forms of gossipred or spiritual relationship.1883, Sir Henry Sumner Maine, Dissertations on early law and custom
- Idle talk; gossip.
Origin of gossipred
From Middle English gossiprede, gossybrede, godsibrede, from Old English godsibbrǣden (“sponsorial obligations”), equivalent to gossip + -red.
Questions about gossipred
- What does gossipred mean?
- Gossipred means relationship by baptismal rites; spiritual affinity or parentage; sponsorship.
- What part of speech is gossipred?
- Gossipred is a noun.
- How do you pronounce gossipred?
- Gossipred is pronounced /ˈɡɒsɪpɹəd/.
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