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dukeship

dukeship noun: the quality or condition of being a duke.

Noun

dukeship (plural dukeships)

  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
    Synonyms:
    dukedom

Synonyms of dukeship

Forms of dukeship

pluraldukeships

Origin of dukeship

From duke + -ship. Doublet of dogeship.

Questions about dukeship

What does dukeship mean?
Dukeship means the quality or condition of being a duke.
What part of speech is dukeship?
Dukeship is a noun.
What is the plural of dukeship?
The plural of dukeship is dukeships.

Words near dukeship in the dictionary

  1. dukes in
  2. dukes it out
  3. Dukes of Edinburgh
  4. dukes out
  5. dukes up
  6. dukeship
  7. dukeships
  8. Dukestown
  9. dukey
  10. dukeys
  11. dukhan

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