rogueship

English

Etymology

From rogue +‎ -ship.

Noun

rogueship (countable and uncountable, plural rogueships)

1. (humorous) The quality or state of being a rogue.
   • 1693, Decimus Junius Juvenalis, John Dryden, transl., “[The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis.] The Third Satyr”, in The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis. Translated into English Verse. […] Together with the Satires of Aulus Persius Flaccus. […], London: Printed for Jacob Tonson […], →OCLC:

     Say, in what nasty cellar under ground
     Or what church porch your rogueship may be found?

References

• “rogueship”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.