Meanings
noun
- obsoletegoodness
Origin
- Old Englishgōdscipe“kindness”
- Middle Englishgoodschipe
- Englishgoodship
From Middle English goodschipe, from Old English gōdscipe (“kindness”), equivalent to good + -ship.
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APA
goodship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goodship
MLA
“goodship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goodship. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “goodship,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goodship.
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