wordship

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English

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Etymology

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From word +‎ -ship.

Noun

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wordship (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The state, condition, or status of a word.
    • 1883, Richard Grant White, Words and Their Uses, Past and Present, page 200:
      "But it expressed his thought perfectly then to all English-speaking people, and does so now, and is a participial adjective correctly formed. It is unknown to custom, but it has all the conditions of wordship, and is a much better English word than very many in "Webster's Dictionary."
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