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knaveship en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English knave Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English knaveship From knave + -ship.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The condition of being a knave (used mockingly)
  2. (Scotland, countable, obsolete) A quantity of corn or flour due to a miller's servant from each batch in a thirlage mill

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