bawdship|ˈbɔːdʃɪp| [f. bawd n.1 + -ship; cf.lordship.] The position or personality of a bawd. (Used as a mock style of address.) 1633Ford Broken H. ii. i. (1811) 256 One word with your old bawdship.1676Shadwell Virtuoso iv. Wks. 1720 I. 384 I'll maul your bawdship.