duennaship

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

duenna +‎ -ship

Noun[edit]

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.
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