giantshipn.
a. The state of being a giant.
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the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > pre-eminence > [noun]
primacyc1384
principalitya1398
pre-eminencec1460
principalness1530
supremacy1579
firsthood1619
transeminency1660
supremeness1665
primality1667
giantship1847
premiership1850
supremity1882
1847 Blackwood's Mag. 61 590 He stands, a modern Gulliver, pre-eminent in moral giantship amidst surrounding pigmies.
b. The personality of a giant.
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the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [noun] > fabulous or mythical human > giant > personality of
giantship1671
1671 J. Milton Samson Agonistes 1244 His Giantship is gone somewhat crest-fall'n. View more context for this quotation
1761 Brit. Mag. 2 603 Even their giantships Gog and Magog seemed to be almost animated.
1819 Motherwell Harp Renfrewshire Pref. 52 In this his Giantship is miserably deceived.
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