rogueship

noun

rogueship

noun

Etymology From rogue + -ship.

1

Humorous The quality or state of being a rogue.

  • Say, in what nasty cellar under ground Or what church porch your rogueship may be found?1693, Decimus Junius Juvenalis, John Dryden, transl., “[The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis.] The Third Satyr”, in The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis. Translated into English Verse. […] Together with the Satires of Aulus Persius Flaccus. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson […], →OCLC:

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