"foolship" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: foolships [plural]
Etymology: From fool + -ship. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fool|ship}} fool + -ship Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} foolship (usually uncountable, plural foolships)
  1. The condition of being a fool; foolishness; folly Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-foolship-en-noun-S5AarXnL
  2. (often humorous) Used as a title or a form of address for a foolish person Tags: humorous, often, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-foolship-en-noun-y6XRVNJW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ship, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ship: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94

Inflected forms

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