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roostership

roostership noun: a term of address for a rooster.

Noun

roostership (plural roosterships)

  1. (dated, humorous) A term of address for a rooster.
    • We found his roostership to be / Like many fallen from high degree, / But little less than vanity.1880, Sarah Loring Bailey, Historical Sketches of Andover, page 452

Forms of roostership

pluralroosterships

Origin of roostership

From rooster + -ship.

Questions about roostership

What does roostership mean?
Roostership means a term of address for a rooster.
What part of speech is roostership?
Roostership is a noun.
What is the plural of roostership?
The plural of roostership is roosterships.

Words near roostership in the dictionary

  1. roosterless
  2. roosterlike
  3. roosterly
  4. roosterness
  5. roosters
  6. roostership
  7. roosterships
  8. roostertail
  9. roostertailed
  10. roostertailing
  11. roostertails

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