- sonship
- noun Date: 1587 the relationship of son to father
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
sonship
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Sonship — Son ship, n. The state of being a son, or of bearing the relation of a son; filiation. Dr. H. More. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sonship — [sun′ship] n. the fact or state of being a son … English World dictionary
sonship — son ► NOUN 1) a boy or man in relation to his parents. 2) a male descendant. 3) (the Son) (in Christian belief) the second person of the Trinity; Christ. 4) (also my son) used as a form of address for a boy or younger man. ● son of a bitch (pl.)… … English terms dictionary
sonship — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌship noun : the relationship of son to father it at least brought a deepened realization of the significance of his sonship to God K.S.Latourette … Useful english dictionary
sonship — /sun ship /, n. the state, fact, or relation of being a son. [1580 90; SON + SHIP] * * * … Universalium
sonship — noun The characteristics, position, or role of a son … Wiktionary
sonship — n. Filiation … New dictionary of synonyms
sonship — son·ship … English syllables
sonship — son•ship [[t]ˈsʌnˌʃɪp[/t]] n. the state of being a son • Etymology: 1580–90 … From formal English to slang
sonship — /ˈsʌnʃɪp/ (say sunship) noun the state, fact, or relation of being a son …
