ˈcountryship
[See -ship. Used as if for countrymanship.]
Position in relation to a country, or to a common country; compatriotism.
| 1605 Verstegan Dec. Intell. ii. (1628) 32 The old acquaintance and countrieship that had beene betweene them. 1827 Pollok Course T. vii, Casting behind all earthly care, All countryships, all national regards And enmities. 1863 What is Truth? 88 My dear brethren in common countryship,—compatriots. |