boyship

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noun

A term of address for a boy.

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Meanings

nounboyship (plural boyships)

plural boyships

  1. archaicA term of address for a boy.

    Or must his Boyship prey / On all our Seniorities?

    1880, Joseph Beaumont, Alexander Balloch Grosart, The Complete Poems of Dr. Joseph Beaumont (1615-1699) (page 17)
    1 more example

    But your boyship hath so sought us, that we have found you.

    1888, Nathan Field, Herbert Percy Horne, Havelock Ellis, Nero & Other Plays, page 282

Origin

From boy + -ship.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

shipboy
Cite this entry
APA

boyship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boyship

MLA

“boyship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boyship. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “boyship,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boyship.

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