goddess-ship

noun

god·​dess-ship

-də(sh)ˌship,

-dəsˌsh-

often capitalized

archaic

: goddesshood

—used with preceding possessive pronoun

in all thy perfect goddess-ship

—Lord Byron

her Goddess-ship approves the air

—Thomas Moore

Word History

Etymology

goddess + -ship

First Known Use

1675, in the meaning defined above

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