† goodyshipn.
Obsolete.
With possessive adjective: a title of respect for a married woman. Frequently somewhat humorous.
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sir1362
Mas'1575
gallantship1579
elderberriness1589
excelsitude1599
bellyship1600
rascalship1605
madamship1620
muttonship1632
merchantshipa1640
minxshipa1640
prerogativeship1645
fairship1647
mayorship1648
his tallness1656
curship1663
goodyship1663
Mamamouchi1672
lowness1687
ghostship?1689
lairdship1715
grandship1747
supremacy1766
honourableship1767
beautyship1772
gravityship1772
titularity1777
lordship1800
ethereality1806
elegancy1819
king1823
accidency1830
transparency1844
1663 S. Butler Hudibras: First Pt. i. iii. 202 The more shame for her goody-ship, To give so near a friend the slip.
1804 T. G. Fessenden Orig. Poems 107 Her goody-ship, worried about, Was forc'd her old vessels to scrape.
1864 Farmer's Mag. Apr. 344/1 Her young masters and mistress..stand in wholesome awe of her goodyship, seldom venturing to contest the authority of this rough-hewn but kindly-hearted cottage dame.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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