1784 Hist. Europe 5/2 From this change, the empire of the Ram-Rajah has been distinguished only by the appelation of the Paishwaship, or otherwise the government of Poonah.
1883 XV. 291 The first collision with the English..arose from a disputed succession to the pèshwaship.
1979 Nov. 795/2 Malik Ambar..placed a series of puppet princes on the throne under his own peshwaship.