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gangstership

noun

Etymology

From gangster + -ship.

  1. derived from *ǵʰengʰ-✻
  2. inherited from *ganganą✻
  3. inherited from *gangan✻
  4. inherited from gangan
  5. inherited from gangen
  6. suffixed as gangster — “gang + ster”
  7. suffixed as gangstership — “gangster + ship”

Definitions

  1. The state or official status of a gangster

    • The case of ethical opposition to the death penalty for deliberate political gangstership and murder has been put to me by a logical person who is well informed on depth-psychology and by no means of an unkind disposition.
    • Lean hard on his promises and ask the Holy Spirit to guide you as to whether, when and how to renounce your gangstership.
    • Oh for the “good ol' days” of Johnny Torrio's gentlemen gangstership.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA