duennaship

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English

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Etymology

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From duenna +‎ -ship.

Noun

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duennaship (uncountable)

  1. The role or status of duenna.
    • 1913, Baroness Orczy, Eldorado: The Scarlet Pimpernel at Bay:
      Mademoiselle Lange, who was an orphan, lived alone under the duennaship of a middle-aged relative, a penniless hanger-on of the successful young actress, who acted as her chaperone, housekeeper, and maid, and kept unseemly or over-bold gallants at bay.