wizardliness

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

wizardly +‎ -ness

Noun[edit]

wizardliness (uncountable)

  1. the quality of being wizardly
  2. (chiefly humorous, sometimes capitalized, preceded by a possessive personal pronoun) A reverent mode of address towards a wizard.
    • 2013, Ross Montgomery, Alex, the Dog and the Unopenable Door, Faber & Faber, →ISBN:
      They hurriedly looked down the telescopes in front of them. 'No,Your Wizardliness ,' one of them cried. 'It's a man. It's an extremely hairy old man.' He paused and looked through the telescope again. 'Or maybe it's just another old guy in wolf furs.
    • 2013, Ty Johnston, City of Rogues: Book I of The Kobalos Trilogy, Ty Johnston
      Is there anything in particular I can do for you today?” Stilp's eyes wandered to the sleeping mage. “The boss sent me to check on his wizardliness.
    • year unknown, Richard Gorman, Sulhan, Lulu.com →ISBN, page 4
      Ah, you're here. Glad you made it through. His wizardliness pointed you our way I gather? Well I'm sure the boss knows what he's about.
    • 1995, C. Dale Brittain, The Witch & the Cathedral, Baen Books, →ISBN:
      "And don't call me Your Holiness, Daimbert, unless you expect me to start calling you Your Wizardliness!" The candles were lit, and the bishop's servant brought the soup.