bawdship
(ˈbɔːdʃɪp)
[f. bawd n.1 + -ship; cf. lordship.]
The position or personality of a bawd. (Used as a mock style of address.)
| 1633 Ford Broken H. ii. i. (1811) 256 One word with your old bawdship. 1676 Shadwell Virtuoso iv. Wks. 1720 I. 384 I'll maul your bawdship. |