twinship

English

Etymology

From twin +‎ -ship.

Alternative forms

• twin-ship
• twin ship

Noun

twinship (countable and uncountable, plural twinships)

1. (uncountable) The condition of being a twin
2. (countable, nautical) Either of a pair of ships of exactly the same design

Quotations

• 1858 Charles Arad Joy et. al. - Addresses of the Newly-appointed Professors of Columbia College

  In this twinship of right and duty lies the embryonic genesis of liberty . . .

• 1837 Edward Pelham Brenton - The Naval History of Great Britain

  The Royal George, a twinship, was nearly as much approved of; and these two ships, by their fast sailing, were the principal, causes of the defeat of the enemy's fleets . . .

Synonyms

• twindom
• twinhood
• twinness