clownship

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

clown +‎ -ship

Noun[edit]

clownship (uncountable)

  1. The role or art of a clown.
    • 1926, The Twentieth Century, volume 99, page 450:
      When the miracle plays became too comic for the taste of the bishops, a generation of lay showmen carried on the tradition of clownship. The combination of showman and dramatist did not outlive the Elizabethans; […]
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