knaveship

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English

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Etymology

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From knave +‎ -ship.

Noun

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knaveship (countable and uncountable, plural knaveships)

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