monstershipn.
/ˈmɒnstəʃɪp/, U.S. /ˈmɑnstərˌʃɪp/ humorous.
With possessive adjective: a title of mock respect given to a monster.
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1616 B. Jonson Every Man in his Humor (rev. ed.) iii. iv, in Wks. I. 38 Let who will make hungrie meales for your monster-ship, it shall not bee I.
a1745 J. Swift Dr. Delany's Reply 10 'Tis so strange, that your monstership's crany Should be envied by him, much less by Delany.
1867 H. M. Milner Frankenstein ii. iii. 22 I'll summon together a few stout-hearted fellows, and we'll see if we can't settle his monstership.
1996 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 2 Aug. f2 It's Saturday in Little Tokyo, with organizers promising appearances..by his monstership [sc. Godzilla].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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