heroshipn.
/ˈhɪərəʊʃɪp/, U.S. /ˈhɪroʊˌʃɪp/, /ˈhiroʊˌʃɪp/ The state or position of being a hero; a period of being a hero.
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the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > fame or renown > [noun] > as hero or heroine
heroship1708
heroinism1750
heroineship1754
herohood1841
herohead1895
1708 W. King Art of Love viii. 95 A proud Jilt call'd Omphale, Who should his Heroship expose By spinning hemp in Womens Clothes.
1785 W. Cowper Task iv. 644 His three years of heroship expired.
1855 Harper's Mag. July 192/1 A few, very few, stray relics of his heroship left—primrose gloves, patent blacking imported expressly from Paris..Eau de Cologne, oil for his wigs, Rheims biscuits.
1911 Papyrus May 27 Heroship is a ticklish and dangerous business.
1992 P. Anthony & R. E. Margroff Mouvar's Magic xxiii. 241 He and his family had lived on the king's bounty for a long time, but that was the reward for heroship.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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