† papashipn.
Obsolete. rare (chiefly humorous).
The position or role of a father; fatherhood. Also used as a mock title.
ΘΚΠ
society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > parent > father > fatherhood > [noun]
fatherheadc1384
fatherhooda1425
paternitya1456
fathership1482
fathering1549
papaship1816
sireship1837
1816 Ld. Byron Let. 5 Jan. (1976) V. 14 My approaching papa-ship detained us.
1838 Fraser's Mag. 17 679 The boring intrusions of papa-ship.
1883 W. Black Yolande III. x. 191 You will convey the information to his Papa-ship.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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