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griffinage

griffinage noun: the state of being a griffin, newly arrived from Europe and unfamiliar with India.

Noun

griffinage (uncountable)

  1. (India, obsolete) The state of being a griffin, newly arrived from Europe and unfamiliar with India.

Origin of griffinage

From griffin + -age.

Questions about griffinage

What does griffinage mean?
Griffinage means the state of being a griffin, newly arrived from Europe and unfamiliar with India.
What part of speech is griffinage?
Griffinage is a noun.

Words near griffinage in the dictionary

  1. Griffey
  2. Griffeys
  3. Griffie
  4. Griffies
  5. griffin
  6. griffinage
  7. griffiness
  8. griffinesses
  9. griffinflies
  10. griffinfly
  11. Griffing

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