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lionship

lionship noun: the state of being a lion, or famous person in society.

Noun

lionship (uncountable)

  1. The state of being a lion, or famous person in society.
    • Dispirited and weary to the last degree, but a greater lion than ever (he had done nothing all the afternoon but answer letters from strangers; half of them about nothing; half about borrowing money, and all requiring an instantaneous reply), Martin walked down to the wharf, through a concourse of...1842 December – 1844 July, Charles Dickens, The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1844, →OCLC

Origin of lionship

From lion + -ship.

Questions about lionship

What does lionship mean?
Lionship means the state of being a lion, or famous person in society.
What part of speech is lionship?
Lionship is a noun.

Words near lionship in the dictionary

  1. lions' ears
  2. lions' feet
  3. lions' shares
  4. lions'-den
  5. lions'-dens
  6. lionship
  7. lionskin
  8. lionskins
  9. lionsona
  10. lionsonas
  11. Lionsville

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