dukeshipn.
/ˈdjuːkʃɪp/ The office or dignity of a duke. Also (with possessive pronoun) as a humorous title for a duke.
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dukehoodc1449
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society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > sovereign ruler or monarch > other independent rulers > [noun] > ruler of duchy > position of
dukehoodc1449
dukedom1534
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dukeryc1565
1561 Nine Ladies Worthie in Chaucer's Wks. ii. (R.) Ye dukeship of Diamedes & dignitie.
1636 P. Massinger Great Duke of Florence iv. ii. sig. H3 Will your Dukeship Sit down and eat some Sugar-plums?
1850 Tait's Edinb. Mag. Oct. 619/2 'Tis for killing English game, your Dukeship.
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