roostership

noun

roostership

noun

Etymology From rooster + -ship.

1

Dated, Humorous A term of address for a rooster.

We found his roostership to be / Like many fallen from high degree, / But little less than vanity.1880, Sarah Loring Bailey, Historical Sketches of Andover, page 452:

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