What does mistress-ship mean?

mistress-ship

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.82 in modern English

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"Your father was / An honest country farmer, goodman Humble. / By his neighbours ne'er call'd Master. Did your pride / Descend from him? but let that pass: your fortune, / Or rather your hunsband's industry, advanced you / To the rank of a merchant's wife. He made a knight, / And your sweet mistress-ship ladyfied,"

mistress-ships (plural)

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