Monday, November 15, 2021

Worshipful Gavel


worshipful (adj.)
Old English worðscip, wurðscip (Anglian), weorðscipe (West Saxon) "condition of being worthy, dignity, glory, distinction, honor, renown," from weorð "worthy" (see worth) + -scipe (see -ship). 

The original sense is preserved in the title worshipful "honorable" (c. 1300).

No wonder we give this guy a gavel...
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