foeship

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foeship

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From Middle English foschip, equivalent to foe + -ship.

noun

  1. dated, uncountable The condition of possessing any enemies. Foeship was still the note, not friendship, and in order to gain the key not only to the origin of gilds, but to their operations and their development, this must be kept in mind.
  2. dated, uncountable Enmity.

Opposite: friendship

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Opposite: friendship

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@misc{foeship_2026,
  title = {foeship},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/foeship},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}