chauffeurship

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noun

The condition of being, or employment as, a chauffeur.

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Meanings

nounchauffeurship (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe condition of being, or employment as, a chauffeur.

    We are climbing in an auto under Molly's efficient chauffeurship.

    1945, Ella Young, Flowering Dusk: Things Remembered Accurately and Inaccurately
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    Prospective employer - "How close to the edge of that cliff can you drive at speed?" / First candidate for chauffeurship - "Within two inches, easy." / P. E. - "And you?" / Second candidate - "I have driven within half an inch." / P. E. - "And you?" / Third candidate. - "Sure, I would keep as far away as I could, if it cost me the job.

    1905, Automotive Industries, volume 13, page 582

Origin

From chauffeur + -ship.

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APA

chauffeurship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chauffeurship

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“chauffeurship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chauffeurship. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chauffeurship,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chauffeurship.

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