beneship

English

Alternative forms

• benship

Etymology

bene (“good”) +‎ -ship

Adjective

beneship (comparative more beneship, superlative most beneship)

1. (obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) Very good; excellent.
   • 1566, Thomas Harman, A Caveat or Warning for Common Cursetors:

     Towre ye, yander is the ken, dup the gyger and maunde that is beneship.
     See you, yonder is the house, open the doore, and aske for the best.

   • 1984, Gillian Hanna, Elizabeth: Almost by Chance a Woman, translation of Quasi per caso una donna: Elisabetta by Fo, Dario:

     Beneship, beneship dearlie. Settle thine arse sopra this chaise the while I preparare the wrinkle-mousse to smoddle thee in.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:excellent

Derived terms

• beneshiply

Related terms

• benar (“better”)
• benat (“best”)

Anagrams

• beenship