Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The office or character of a hangman.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The office or character of a hangman.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
office orcharacter of ahangman .
Etymologies
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hangman + -ship
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Examples
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_ I abominate and detest hangmanship; but in certain stages of society both are necessary.
Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection Walter Savage Landor 1819
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