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  • noun The role of godfather.

Etymologies

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godfather +‎ -hood

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Examples

  • Mrs. March would not accept as extenuating circumstances the Grand-Duke's godfatherhood, or Goethe's open constancy to

    Complete March Family Trilogy William Dean Howells 1878

  • Mrs. March would not accept as extenuating circumstances the Grand-Duke's godfatherhood, or Goethe's open constancy to Christiane, or the tardy consecration of their union after the French sack of,

    Their Silver Wedding Journey — Volume 3 William Dean Howells 1878

  • Mrs. March would not accept as extenuating circumstances the Grand-Duke's godfatherhood, or Goethe's open constancy to Christiane, or the tardy consecration of their union after the French sack of,

    Their Silver Wedding Journey — Complete William Dean Howells 1878

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