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Definition of Donship
1. n. The quality or rank of a don, gentleman, or knight.
Definition of Donship
1. Noun. The position or role of a don. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Donship
1. the rank of a Spanish nobleman [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Donship
Literary usage of Donship
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Fortnightly Review (1883)
"Written throughout in a vein of supercilious' donship,' the reviewer's remarks
are alternately those of a college tutor who regards sarcasm as the most ..."
2. Dictionary of the Apostolic Church by James Hastings, John Alexander Selbie, John Chisholm Lambert (1915)
"And this donship had been foretold by Hosea (Ro 9й). То express the process by
which the Christian becomes a son of God, St. Paul takes from current Greek ..."
3. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares (1859)
"Which none of the editors appear to have understood, and therefore silently
changed it to donship, according to which reading Dr. Nash explains the passage. ..."
4. The British Theatre; Or, A Collection of Plays,: Which are Acted at the by Inchbald, Elizabeth Inchbald (1808)
"You owe your donship to a finesse of mine, so mention this, and you »re undone,
sirrah ! hire them again, ..."
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