beneship

• benship

bene (“good”) +‎ -ship

beneship (comparative more beneship, superlative most beneship)

1. (obsolete, Britain, thieves' cant) Very good; excellent.
   • 1566, Harman, Thomas, A Caveat or Warning for Common Cursetors:

     Towre ye, yander is the ken, dup the gyger and maunde that is beneship.
     See you, yonder is the house, open the doore, and aske for the best.

   • 1984, Hanna, Gillian, Elizabeth: Almost by Chance a Woman, translation of Quasi per caso una donna: Elisabetta by Fo, Dario:

     Beneship, beneship dearlie. Settle thine arse sopra this chaise the while I preparare the wrinkle-mousse to smoddle thee in.

• See Thesaurus:excellent

• beneshiply

• benar (“better”)
• benat (“best”)

• beenship