zanyshiphttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/zanyship_n%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_usezanyship, n.
Revised 2024

† zanyshipnoun

Obsolete. rare.
  1. 1766–1839
    The state or condition of being a zany (in various senses of zany n.).
    1. 1766
      Y. Z. and H. had attacked him, about Idleness and familiar Spirits, and Zanyship.
      J. Adams, Diary 7 January (1961) vol. I. 287
    2. 1839
      His superiority in military tactics to Sir Arthur Wellesley, his connection with Beau Brummell, and his complete and unmitigated Zanyship as it appeared in every act of his life, were all faithfully set forth.
      Satirist 24 November 4/3

Originally published as part of the entry for zanyism, n.

zanyship, n. was revised in March 2024.

zanyship, n. was last modified in June 2024.