thiefship

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From thief +‎ -ship.

Noun[edit]

thiefship (uncountable)

  1. (sometimes humorous, sometimes as an address) The office, rank, or title of a thief; thiefhood; thiefdom
    • 1961, Kirke Mechem, James Claude Malin, The Kansas Historical Quarterly - Volume 27 - Page 259:
      The owners of the horses were very much pleased upon recovering their stock, and proposed starting immediately for home without making any search for the thief; but the Sheriff with an eye to giving his thiefship punishment for his wrongs, made search and discovered men whom he supposed to be guilty.
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