foolship

noun — 2 senses

foolship

noun

Etymology From fool + -ship.

1

Usually The condition of being a fool; foolishness; folly

Of old, your Fool did make your sage one tremble; but my foolship hath not found it so.1832, William Henry Ireland, Vortigern:
The devil on your foolship! — Oh, I must walk the dark foggy way that spits fire and brimstone.1833, James Shirley, William Gifford, Alexander Dyce, The dramatic works and poems of James Shirley:

2

Humorous, Often, Usually Used as a title or a form of address for a foolish person

To this Philip replied, “We give your Foolship to know that in temporals we are subject to no person.”1895, History of Monetary Systems
[...] But has only bamboozel'd by scratches and knocks / A set of old wives, silly peers, and mad bucks, / Who willing to try what their foolships could do / [...]1965, Douglas Grant, The Cock Lane Ghost:

1 more example

“Precisely. And no Sir about it, half-boy, half-man. Deegan will do. Or your foolship."1994, Elizabeth Winthrop, The Battle for the Castle:

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