Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Jealous watchfulness or care, like that of the griffin: as, the griffinism of a London dowager.
- noun In India and the East, the state or character of a griffin or new-comer; greenness or inexperience. Also
griffinage .
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Examples
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It was clearly an undesirable thing to be a griffin, or at least poor form to demonstrate griffinism.
The Old Foodie 2009
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