| 单词 | godmothership |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈgodˌmothership ˈgodˌmothership n. the position or fact of being a godmother. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > parent > mother > motherhood > [noun] > office of godmother godmothership1677 godmotherhood1863 1677 W. Hughes Man of Sin ii. x. 175 Urbanus holds it lawfull that Sons and Daughters of Godfathers and Godmothers born before or after such their Godfather or Godmothership, should marry. 1794 F. Burney Let. 8 Dec. in Jrnls. & Lett. (1973) III. 90 M. d'A: had mistaken, as you will gather by the above, about the Godmothership. 1846 C. Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) v. 35 Elevated thus to the godmothership of little Paul..Miss Tox was [etc.]. 1916 J. McCabe Crises in Hist. of Papacy x.217 Charles the Fair, the new King, had discovered that, when Clement V. had authorized his marriage with Blanche of Burgundy, a remote godmothership had been overlooked, and he was in the painful position of living with one to whom he was not validly married. 1992 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 30 Mar. 16 I ended up agreeing to undertake godmothership. < as lemmas |
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