spiritship

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noun

The state or condition of being a spirit.

OriginProto-Germanic *skapjaną ← English spirit ← Middle English spirit →
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Meanings

nounspiritship (countable and uncountable, plural spiritships)

plural spiritships

  1. countableuncountableThe state or condition of being a spirit.
  2. broadlycountableuncountableTitle applied to, or used when addressing, a spirit.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)peys-der.?
  2. Latinspīrō
  3. Latinspīritu
  4. Old Frenchespirit
  5. Middle Englishspirit
  6. Englishspirit
  7. Proto-Germanic*skapjaną
  8. Englishspiritship

From spirit + -ship.

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APA

spiritship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spiritship

MLA

“spiritship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spiritship. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spiritship,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spiritship.

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