duchessness

It would make little difference to most of us now whether the Duchess of Portland or her stand-in had posed—except that both might be lacking in any abstract quality of ‘Duchessnesss’.

1979, The Contemporary Review, volume 235, page 306

Take tippy-top care of your Duchessness. / Hugs, / Bess / […] / > With Love & Hugs, / > Rosie S. / > Demented Duchess

2001 May 27, BetsyD, “Re: Symptoms of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?”, in alt.med.fibromyalgia (Usenet), message-ID <3B11A335.E41085C6@ix.netcom.com>

If she had a brother she wouldn't be a duchess, she'd just be a <*insert less nobby title for unnecessary sprogs of nobles after the succession has been assured by the birth of an older or male heir*>. / […] pTerry has asserted her accepted duchessness (e.g. her dealings with the Gaiters in Hogfather, for one) so I think that's definite in any case.

2003 July 29, Mike Putnam, “Re: Duke of Sto Helit”, in alt.books.pratchett (Usenet), message-ID <2kgdiv41v9k2b8pfef3gqj254m9gd4ic58@4ax.com>

By the time Sam swung the camera around to face me, I was pouring tea like I had been born to it. I even had enough wits about me to say, with much duchessness, “Thank you, Palmer, that will be all. I will ring if I need you.” / “As you like, Your Grace. I shall go attend to the many and varied duties which Your Graces have bestowed upon me.”

2004, Katie MacAlister, The Corset Diaries, New American Library

With every button she pushed the Machine would sing: / bing / a dabbing dose of duchessness / a pretty princess knows / ring / can manner beauty beautifully / as growing sweetly show / zing / and brilliant the sight will be / when seeing does expose / fling / the graceful magnificents of love / for friendship’s vastness grows / wing / a stable set will stability make strong / the ties that bind to loving friends along.

2006, Philip S. Denry, The Elegant Eloquent Elephant Factory, →ISBN, page 92