dukeship

noun

dukeship

noun

Etymology From duke + -ship.

1

The quality or condition of being a duke.

Will your dukeship / Sit down and eat some sugar-plums?1627, Philip Massinger, “The Great Duke of Florence”, in William Gifford, editor, The Plays of Philip Massinger, published 1845, act 4, scene 2, page 216:

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