Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being a poet; poethood.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun rare The state or personality of a poet.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The state or character of a
poet .
Etymologies
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poet + -ship
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Examples
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We recommend them as models for the play-wrights who do such things for the acting drama, and if the poetship to a patent theatre be worth acceptance, we beg to commend Mr. Pennie to the notice of managers.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 534, February 18, 1832 Various
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_Enydmion_, that the poet must learn to help humanity before the mystery of poetship shall be unlocked to him.
The Poet's Poet : essays on the character and mission of the poet as interpreted in English verse of the last one hundred and fifty years Elizabeth Atkins
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