The state, position, or relationship of being a godson to someone.
Compound of 'godson' (a godparent's male charge) plus '-ship' (state or condition). Created following the pattern of English kinship terms that use '-ship' to denote relational status, like 'kinship' and 'guardianship.' Emerged in English around the 13th-14th centuries.
Like 'godship' and 'friendship,' '-ship' lets English speakers turn concrete relationships into abstract concepts we can discuss and define—it's one of the language's most flexible suffixes for talking about status!
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