duennaship

English

Etymology

duenna +‎ -ship

Noun

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.