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devilship|ˈdɛv(ə)lʃɪp|
[f. devil n. + -ship.]
a. The office, condition, or quality of a devil.
1644Sir E. Dering Prop. Sacr. C ij b, It were a devilship of mind to forge such report. 1871H. Marshall For very Life i. v, Cleverness is an attribute of devilship as well as of Godhood.
b. humorously. As a title: cf. lordship.
1624Gee Foot out of Snare 63 His Deuil-ship raues and struggles. 1668Dryden Evenings Love v. i, Bless his devilship, as I may say. 1760Impostors Detected I. 52 If her devilship of a wife of his was in such a hurry. 1885J. Hawthorne Miss Cadogna iv. 45 His delectable little devilship, Señor Asmodeus. |
