释义 |
dukeship|ˈdjuːkʃɪp| [f. duke n. + -ship.] The office or dignity of a duke. Also (with possessive pronoun) as a humorous title for a duke.
a1500Nine Ladies Worthie in Chaucer's Wks. (1561) ii. (R.), Y⊇ dukeship of Diamedes & dignitie. 1636Massinger Gt. Dk. Florence iv. ii, Will your dukeship Sit down and eat some sugar-plums? 1850Tait's Mag. XVII. 619/2 'Tis for killing English game, your Dukeship. |