demonshipn.
/ˈdiːmənʃɪp/, U.S. /ˈdimənˌʃɪp/ Now rare.
The rank, status, or condition of being a demon; (also) action or behaviour befitting a demon; malevolence, evil.
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a1638 J. Mede Apostasy Latter Times (1641) 18 They commenced Heroes, who were as Probationers to a Daemonship.
1733 J. Trenchard & T. Gordon Cato's Lett. (ed. 3) III. 109 His Skill has hitherto gone no farther than to cram Pins down Children's Throats..and such like important Feats of Dæmonship.
1873 Dublin Rev. Apr. 336 All the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them.., had been the reward for demonship under the Empire.
1986 Del Rio (Texas) News-Herald 29 Oct. (Community Life section) 6/1 He no longer reigned over all dead souls but held only minor demonship over the eternally damned.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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