† old-maidenshipn.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: old maiden n., -ship suffix.

Etymology: < old maiden n. + -ship suffix. Compare old-maidenism n., old-maidism n.

Obsolete.

= old-maidhood n.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > unmarried person(s) > unmarried woman > [noun] > elderly > condition of

old-maidenism1783

old-maidenship1784

tabbyhood1797

old-maidship1804

old-maidenhood1845

spinsterhood1863

old-maiddom1871

old-maidhood1871

1784 R. Bage Barham Downs II. 324 Betake ourselves to chastity, cards, and scandal, the solid comforts of old-maidenship.

1846 E. Raux Road to Fortune III. i. 24 There's a faint hope for a maid, she may be saved the disgrace of old maidenship.

1890 Littell's Living Age 6 Dec. 607/2 In a ballroom her old-maidenship was forgotten, and not the youngest or fairest girl could outrival her.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	old-maidenship
释义	† old-maidenshipn. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: old maiden n., -ship suffix. Etymology: < old maiden n. + -ship suffix. Compare old-maidenism n., old-maidism n. Obsolete. = old-maidhood n. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > unmarried person(s) > unmarried woman > [noun] > elderly > condition of old-maidenism1783 old-maidenship1784 tabbyhood1797 old-maidship1804 old-maidenhood1845 spinsterhood1863 old-maiddom1871 old-maidhood1871 1784 R. Bage Barham Downs II. 324 Betake ourselves to chastity, cards, and scandal, the solid comforts of old-maidenship. 1846 E. Raux Road to Fortune III. i. 24 There's a faint hope for a maid, she may be saved the disgrace of old maidenship. 1890 Littell's Living Age 6 Dec. 607/2 In a ballroom her old-maidenship was forgotten, and not the youngest or fairest girl could outrival her. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1784
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