heroship

English

Etymology

hero +‎ -ship

Noun

heroship (usually uncountable, plural heroships)

1. The character or personality of a hero.

   Synonym: heroism

   • 1782–1785, William Cowper, “(please specify the page)”, in The Task, a Poem, […], London: […] J[oseph] Johnson;  […], →OCLC:

     three years of heroship

References

• “heroship”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.