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knaveship

knaveship noun: the condition of being a knave (used mockingly).

Noun

knaveship (countable and uncountable, plural knaveships)

  1. (uncountable) The condition of being a knave (used mockingly)
  2. (Scotland, countable, obsolete) A quantity of corn or flour due to a miller's servant from each batch in a thirlage mill

Forms of knaveship

pluralknaveships

Origin of knaveship

From knave + -ship.

Questions about knaveship

What does knaveship mean?
Knaveship means the condition of being a knave (used mockingly).
What part of speech is knaveship?
Knaveship is a noun.
What is the plural of knaveship?
The plural of knaveship is knaveships.

Words near knaveship in the dictionary

  1. knaves
  2. knaves of clubs
  3. knaves of diamonds
  4. knaves of hearts
  5. knaves of spades
  6. knaveship
  7. knaveships
  8. knavess
  9. knavesses
  10. knavish
  11. knavishly

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