oddship

English

Alternative forms

• Oddship

Etymology

From odd +‎ -ship.

Noun

oddship (plural oddships)

1. (rare, humorous) oddity, often used as a form of address.
   • 1928, Booklets - Volume 49:

     It appears, to be but yesterday that there stepped from this Chair one of the weightiest Oddships of modern times who now reposes under the shade of an equally gigantic umbrella.

   • 2011, Alec Waugh, My Brother Evelyn & Other Profiles:

     Each member has a special cognomen and is known and addressed as Brother Idler, Brother Spectator, or Corinthian. The president is called 'His Oddship'.