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Definition of Poetship
1. n. The state or personality of a poet.
Definition of Poetship
1. Noun. The state or character of a poet. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Poetship
1. poetical quality [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Poetship
Literary usage of Poetship
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Scribners Monthly (1878)
"He was also honored with the class-day poetship of his class, which does not,
however, indicate in itself high scholarship. Among the high scholars of the ..."
2. Rural Essays by Andrew Jackson Downing (1869)
"He may have flattered himself that he should think it a fine thing for his little
poetship to sit upon a star, and look grand in his own eyes, ..."
3. Shadows of the Old Booksellers by Charles Knight (1865)
"On August 25, 1781, he writes to Newton:—"I forgot to mention that Johnson uses
the discretion my poetship has allowed him with much discernment. ..."