gossipred

noun /ˈɡɒsɪpɹəd/

1. Relationship by baptismal rites; spiritual affinity or parentage; sponsorship.

   historical, obsolete, uncountable

   The following are the principal provisions of this statute : — That intermarriages with the natives, or any connexion with them in the way of fostering or gossipred, should be considered and punished as high treason: […]

2. Idle talk; gossip.

   historical, obsolete, uncountable

Where it comes from

From Middle English gossiprede, gossybrede, godsibrede, from Old English godsibbrǣden (“sponsorial obligations”), equivalent to gossip + -red.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry gossipred (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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