rogueshipn.
/ˈrəʊɡʃɪp/, U.S. /ˈroʊɡˌʃɪp/ Now rare.
The state of being a rogue. Chiefly (with possessive adjective) as a mock title for a (supposedly) roguish person.
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the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > roguery > rogue > [noun] > title
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society > morality > moral evil > wickedness > roguery, knavery, or rascalry > [noun] > rogue, knave, or rascal > mock title
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c1604 Charlemagne (1938) ii. 32 It had beene better for your periurd roaugshypp your harte had gordgd a hauke.
1640 J. Fletcher & J. Shirley Night-walker iii. sig. F4v I would lose a limbe to see their rogueships totter.
1677 A. Behn Town-fopp ii. iv. 23 Well, what device will your Rogueship find out to Cheat me next?
1705 S. Centlivre Gamester v. ii. 63 What makes you look so, Sirrah, ha! I suspect your Rogueship has done something with it.
1767 T. Bridges Homer Travestie (ed. 2) I. iii. 96 His rogueship from the flowers and trees, Would call the very birds and bees.
1822 J. Hook Pen Owen I. x. 192 That rogue might make, saving his rogueship, the pleasantest companion in the world.
1844 J. Gregg Commerce of Prairies II. xv. 301 The claims of the candidates to the honors of rogueship are duly considered.
1901 B. M. Dix Making of Christopher Ferringham iv. 49 He told himself grimly that no one of his pious kindred was like to come seek his rogueship.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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