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maidenship

maidenship noun: the state of being a maiden; virginity.

Noun

maidenship (usually uncountable, plural maidenships)

  1. (obsolete, usually) The state of being a maiden; virginity.
    • though at this day of KENT alone is left unto her , as whose maidenship is vehemently suspected , and holiness utterly denied1655, Thomas Fuller, The Church-history of Britain; […], London: […] Iohn Williams […], →OCLC, (please specify |book=I to XI)
    Synonyms:
    maidenhood

Synonyms of maidenship

Forms of maidenship

pluralmaidenships

Origin of maidenship

From maiden + -ship.

Questions about maidenship

What does maidenship mean?
Maidenship means the state of being a maiden; virginity.
What part of speech is maidenship?
Maidenship is a noun.
What is the plural of maidenship?
The plural of maidenship is maidenships.

Words near maidenship in the dictionary

  1. maidenly
  2. maidenplum
  3. maidenry
  4. maidens
  5. maidens of honor
  6. maidenship
  7. maidenships
  8. Maidenwell
  9. maides
  10. Maidford
  11. maidhood

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