titleship

[tahyt-l-ship]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

lawful claim to title, especially of property.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of titleship¹

title + -ship

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Example Sentences

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Happy, meanwhile, thrice happy the youth whom his titleship will allow to treat him; blessed, triumphantly blessed, the Miss whose charms have warmed into life the cold gaze of my Lord Highbred, or Monsieur De Nonchalance.