Beauship

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state of being a beau; the personality of a beau. dated, humorous, uncountable

    "1696, John Dryden, Epilogue to The Husband His Own Cuckold You laugh not, gallants, as by proof appears, At what his beauship says, but what he wears"

Example

More examples

"1696, John Dryden, Epilogue to The Husband His Own Cuckold You laugh not, gallants, as by proof appears, At what his beauship says, but what he wears"

Etymology

From beau + -ship.

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