Lionhood

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The state of being a lion. uncountable

    "Harriet had started into lionhood since our first visit to London, and was still run much after, by a rather feeble set of persons chiefly"

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"Harriet had started into lionhood since our first visit to London, and was still run much after, by a rather feeble set of persons chiefly"

Etymology

From lion + -hood.

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