Meaning of thiefship | Babel Free

Definitions

The office, rank, or title of a thief; thiefhood; thiefdom

humorous, sometimes, uncountable

Examples

“The owners of the horses were very much pleased upon recovering their stock, and proposed starting immediately for home without making any search for the thief; but the Sheriff with an eye to giving his thiefship punishment for his wrongs, made search and discovered men whom he supposed to be guilty.”

CEFR level