"thiefship" meaning in English

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          "text": "The owners of the horses were very much pleased upon recovering their stock, and proposed starting immediately for home without making any search for the thief; but the Sheriff with an eye to giving his thiefship punishment for his wrongs, made search and discovered men whom he supposed to be guilty.",
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        "The office, rank, or title of a thief; thiefhood; thiefdom"
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        "(sometimes humorous, sometimes as an address) The office, rank, or title of a thief; thiefhood; thiefdom"
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        "The office, rank, or title of a thief; thiefhood; thiefdom"
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