Crossword clues for godson
godson
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Godson \God"son`\ (g[o^]d"s[u^]n), n. [AS. godsunu.] A male for whom one has stood sponsor in baptism. See Godfather.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"male child one sponsors at baptism," c.1200, from God + son.
Wiktionary
n. A male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
WordNet
n. a male godchild
Wikipedia
A godson is someone whose baptism has been sponsored by a godparent.
Godson may also refer to:
- The Godson (rapper), a Canadian rapper
- Dean Godson, a British journalist
- Loongson, a brand of CPU chips
- The Godson (film), 1998 comedy film
- John Godson, Polish member of parliament
- Richard Godson, was the first Member of Parliament for Kidderminster after the 1832 Reform Act
Usage examples of "godson".
This godson of mine was in prison for debt, and begged me to give him a few shillings to buy some food.
George, in his domestic character of Bluffy, to take leave of Quebec and Malta and insinuate a sponsorial shilling into the pocket of his godson with felicitations on his success in life, it is dark when Mr.
Next day the marquis came to tell Rosalie that his godson had no objection to make to her plan.
He had spoken to her in almost the same words that he had addressed to me, and our replies were nearly identical, though she had requested the marquis to say no more about his godson, to which request he had assented.
I had nothing particular to do, the appellation of godson made me curious, and so I went to the prison to see Daturi, of whose identity I had not the slightest idea.
He had not much difficulty in getting me to go to Brunswick, as I was curious to see again the mother of my godson, so I started the same day.
At the end of the week I returned to the same inn at Brunswick which I had occupied before, and let my godson Daturi know of my arrival.
Petri, his godson, and nephew to his other guests, and he made him sit down at his left hand, Rosalie being on his right.
My dear, a few days ago I had the proud joy of seeing Armand crowned at the great interscholastic competition in the crowded Sorbonne, when your godson received the first prize for translation.
Petri, his godson, and nephew to his other guests, and he made him sit down at his left hand, Rosalie being on his right.
Next day the marquis came to tell Rosalie that his godson had no objection to make to her plan.
He had not much difficulty in getting me to go to Brunswick, as I was curious to see again the mother of my godson, so I started the same day.
This godson of mine was in prison for debt, and begged me to give him a few shillings to buy some food.
I had copies of all these precious documents on one side and the other carefully made, by my beforementioned relative, godson, and secretary, Mr.
A bachelor of fifty-nine, a polished figure in society, a former groom in waiting to Edward VII and still an intimate at court, son of an Admiral of the Fleet, grandson and godson of other admirals, a keen fisherman, deer stalker, and good shot, Sir Archibald Berkeley Milne appeared a natural choice in 1911 for the Mediterranean Command, the most fashionable, if no longer the premier post in the British Navy.