dukeship

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noun

The quality or condition of being a duke.

Similar
dukedom
OriginProto-Germanic *skapjaną ← English duke →
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Meanings

noundukeship (plural dukeships)

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 & antonyms

nounThe quality or condition of being a duke.

Similar
dukedom
Also see
dukedom

Origin

  1. Englishduke
  2. Proto-Germanic*skapjaną
  3. Englishdukeship

From duke + -ship. Doublet of dogeship.

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APA

dukeship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dukeship

MLA

“dukeship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dukeship. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dukeship,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dukeship.

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