lionhoodn.
/ˈlʌɪənhʊd/, U.S. /ˈlaɪənˌhʊd/ The state or condition of being a ‘lion’.
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the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > fame or renown > [noun]
hereworda1100
famec1290
lose1297
renownc1330
namecouthhead1340
noblessec1350
namec1384
reputationc1390
emprisea1393
renomeea1393
celebrity?c1400
enpressc1400
notec1400
renowneec1430
flavourc1449
honestnessa1450
bruita1470
renome?1473
famosity1535
famousness1548
renownedness1596
celebration1631
rumour1638
notedness1661
noise1670
distinction1699
eminence1702
éclat1742
baya1764
kudos1831
lionhood1833
lionism1835
lionship1837
lionization1841
stardom1865
spotlight1875
réclame1883
stellardom1883
the big cheesea1910
big time1910
star billing1910
starring1913
megastardom1981
1833 W. Whewell in J. M. Douglas Life & Corr. W. Whewell (1881) iv. 153 But she [Miss Martineau] is a remarkable person. She is now enjoying the honours of her lionhood in London.
1845 J. R. Lowell Lett. (1894) I. 111 Do not understand me as exaggerating the miseries which my lionhood entails on me.
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