uncleship en · NOUN
Etymology
From uncle + -ship.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The state of being an uncle; uncledom
Being without a family, I am flattered with these temporary adoptions into a friend's family; I feel a sort of cousinhood, or uncleship, for the season
1823, Elia [pseudonym; Charles Lamb], Elia. Essays which have Appeared under that Signature in The London Magazine, London: […] [Thomas Davison] for Taylor and Hessey, […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| uncleships | Number=Plur | lexicographic |