English Dictionary

thiefship

名詞

呼びかけ ユーモラス文体 時々 不可算名詞

(sometimes humorous, sometimes as an address) The office, rank, or title of a thief; thiefhood; thiefdom

日本語の意味

盗賊の身分や階級、称号。すなわち、盗賊とされる者の社会的または象徴的な地位を示す。

After years of petty larceny, he proudly accepted the thiefship offered by the ragtag guild.

長年にわたるたかが知れた窃盗の末、彼はならず者のギルドから与えられた泥棒の称号を誇らしげに受け入れた。

意味（1）

(sometimes humorous, sometimes as an address) The office, rank, or title of a thief; thiefhood; thiefdom

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.