knaveship

noun

knave·​ship

ˈnāvˌship

1

: the condition of being a knave : the personality of a knave

2

Scots law : a small customary due formerly paid in meal to the miller's servant at a thirlage mill in return for grinding a quantity of grain

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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