maidenship

maidenship

English

Etymology

maiden +‎ -ship

Noun

maidenship (usually uncountable, plural maidenships)

1. (obsolete) The state of being a maiden.

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Synonyms

• maidenhood

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for maidenship in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)