knaveship

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noun

The condition of being a knave (used mockingly)

OriginProto-Germanic *skapjaną ← English knave →
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Meanings

nounknaveship (countable and uncountable, plural knaveships)

plural knaveships

  1. uncountableThe condition of being a knave (used mockingly)
  2. ScotlandcountableobsoleteA quantity of corn or flour due to a miller's servant from each batch in a thirlage mill

Origin

  1. Englishknave
  2. Proto-Germanic*skapjaną
  3. Englishknaveship

From knave + -ship.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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