The office, rank, or position of a beglerbeg; the authority or status of being a beglerbeg.
Formed from beglerbeg with the English suffix -ship (meaning 'office, rank, or state of'). This follows the English pattern of creating status nouns like 'kingship,' 'leadership,' and 'friendship.'
The suffix -ship is ancient in English—it comes from Old English -scipe and originally meant 'shape' or 'condition.' Over 1,000 years, it became the go-to suffix for creating words about rank and position, which is why we have 'kingship,' 'citizenship,' and 'authorship.'
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