clownship

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noun

The role or art of a clown.

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Meanings

nounclownship (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe role or art of a clown.

    When the miracle plays became too comic for the taste of the bishops, a generation of lay showmen carried on the tradition of clownship. The combination of showman and dramatist did not outlive the Elizabethans; […]

    1926, The Twentieth Century, volume 99, page 450

Origin

From clown + -ship.

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APA

clownship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clownship

MLA

“clownship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clownship. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clownship,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clownship.

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