rookshipn.

Brit.

/ˈrʊkʃɪp/, U.S.

/ˈrʊkˌʃɪp/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rook n.¹, -ship suffix.

Etymology: < rook n.¹ + -ship suffix. With quot. 1710 compare later rook n.¹ 2d.

rare.

With possessive adjective: a mock title of respect for a rook.The context of quot. 1710 is a satire on certain members of the clergy: cf. rook n.¹ 2d.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > [noun] > address or title of

his reverencea1438

your reverence?a1440

fathershipa1500

dompnea1536

domine1566

reverendship1609

Revd1670

rookship1710

brother1741

venerability1843

Pfarrer1844

Rev.1862

reverend1869

1710 Welchman's Tales 7 He call'd him Knave in a Blak Coat: Which rais'd his Rookships Passion so.

1887 W. A. Smith Loch Creran 168 The peculiar solemnity and decorum..that sits so well upon his sable rookship.

1902 S. R. Crockett Dark o' the Moon iv. 26 The chaffinch and the sparrow, the robin and his swarthy rookship occurred in packs and knots and clusters.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rookship
释义	rookshipn. Brit. /ˈrʊkʃɪp/, U.S. /ˈrʊkˌʃɪp/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rook n.¹, -ship suffix. Etymology: < rook n.¹ + -ship suffix. With quot. 1710 compare later rook n.¹ 2d. rare. With possessive adjective: a mock title of respect for a rook.The context of quot. 1710 is a satire on certain members of the clergy: cf. rook n.¹ 2d. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > [noun] > address or title of his reverencea1438 your reverence?a1440 fathershipa1500 dompnea1536 domine1566 reverendship1609 Revd1670 rookship1710 brother1741 venerability1843 Pfarrer1844 Rev.1862 reverend1869 1710 Welchman's Tales 7 He call'd him Knave in a Blak Coat: Which rais'd his Rookships Passion so. 1887 W. A. Smith Loch Creran 168 The peculiar solemnity and decorum..that sits so well upon his sable rookship. 1902 S. R. Crockett Dark o' the Moon iv. 26 The chaffinch and the sparrow, the robin and his swarthy rookship occurred in packs and knots and clusters. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1710
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