niggardship

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niggardship

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From Middle English nigardshipe, nygartship, negardship, nygardschip, nygardschippe, equivalent to niggard + -ship.

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obsolete, uncountable Niggardliness; stinginess. much pinching and niggardship of meat and drink is to be discommended

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@misc{niggardship_2026,
  title = {niggardship},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/niggardship},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}