| 单词 | godfathership |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈgodfathership ˈgodfathership n. the position of being a godfather. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > parent > father > fatherhood > [noun] > position of godfather godfathership1677 godfatherhood1896 society > faith > worship > sacrament > confirmation > [noun] > candidate for > sponsor of > position of godfathership1807 godfatherhood1896 1677 W. Hughes Man of Sin ii. x. 175 Urbanus holds it lawfull that Sons and Daughters of Godfathers and Godmothers born before or after such their Godfather or Godmothership, should marry. 1807 R. Southey Let. to Miss Barker in Lett. II. 37 Danvers is one of those dissenters who..look upon godfathership as a relic of Popish superstition. 1886 Frank Leslie Illustr. Newspaper (N.Y.) 14 Aug. 7/4 Kaiser Wilhelm has accepted the godfathership of the eleventh son of a butcher. 1936 R. Gallop Portugal ii. iii. 82 Lobisomens are held to be the children of incestuous parents or the fruit of marriage between compadres, those linked by ties of godfathership. 2003 Independent (Nexis) 13 June 24 Everyone from Leicester to the Lions have benefited from his Godfathership. < as lemmas |
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