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roostership

noun

Etymology

From rooster + -ship.

  1. inherited from *hrōstaz✻ — “wooden framework; grill”
  2. inherited from *hrōst✻
  3. inherited from hrōst — “wooden framework of a roof; roost”
  4. inherited from roste — “chicken's roost; perch”
  5. suffixed as rooster — “roost + er”
  6. suffixed as roostership — “rooster + ship”

Definitions

  1. A term of address for a rooster.

    • We found his roostership to be / Like many fallen from high degree, / But little less than vanity.

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