roostership

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noun

A term of address for a rooster.

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Meanings

nounroostership (plural roosterships)

plural roosterships

  1. datedhumorousA term of address for a rooster.

    We found his roostership to be / Like many fallen from high degree, / But little less than vanity.

    1880, Sarah Loring Bailey, Historical Sketches of Andover, page 452

Origin

From rooster + -ship.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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