roostership

English

Etymology

From rooster +‎ -ship.

Noun

roostership (plural roosterships)

  1. (dated, humorous) A term of address for a rooster.
    • 1880, Sarah Loring Bailey, Historical Sketches of Andover, page 452:
      We found his roostership to be / Like many fallen from high degree, / But little less than vanity.
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