boyship

English

Etymology

From boy +‎ -ship.

Noun

boyship (plural boyships)

  1. (archaic) A term of address for a boy.
    • 1880, Joseph Beaumont, Alexander Balloch Grosart, The Complete Poems of Dr. Joseph Beaumont (1615-1699) (page 17)
      Or must his Boyship prey / On all our Seniorities?
    • 1888, Nathan Field, Herbert Percy Horne, Havelock Ellis, Nero & Other Plays (page 282)
      But your boyship hath so sought us, that we have found you.
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