The state, condition, or realm of being an elf, or the domain and rule of elves.
Compound of 'elf' and the suffix '-ship' (from Old English '-scipe' meaning 'state or condition'). The suffix '-ship' was commonly used to create nouns describing states of being, as in 'friendship' or 'kingship'.
The term 'elfship' is rarely used in modern English but appears in older fantasy literature, where it represented attempts to create formal, hierarchical structures for imaginary beings—much like how Tolkien later systematized elf culture.
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