or beenship, subs. (old cant).—Worship; goodness. This word, evidently from BENE (q.v.), is given by Bailey and Coles. As adj. = very good.
1567. HARMAN, A Caveat or Warening for Common Cursetors (1814), 65. BENSHIP, very good.
1610. ROWLANDS, Martin Mark-all, 37 [Hunterian Club’s Reprint, 1874]. BENSHIP, very good.
1665. R. HEAD, The English Rogue, I., v., 47 (1874). BENSHIPLY, very well.
