poetship

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noun

The state or character of a poet.

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Meanings

nounpoetship (usually uncountable, plural poetships)

plural poetships

  1. uncountableusuallyThe state or character of a poet.

    All this burst of fame, / Fury of favour, Royal Poetship, / Prophetship, book, verse, picture—thereof came / — Nothing!

    1878, Robert Browning, “The Two Poets of Croisic”, in La Saisiaz: The Two Poets of Croisic, page 118

Origin

From poet + -ship.

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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