The state, condition, or office of being a devil; devildom or devilhood.
Compound of devil and -ship (from Old English '-scipe'), a suffix indicating a state, condition, or position. Similar to 'kingship' or 'friendship,' this formation is productive in English.
The suffix '-ship' (appearing in hundreds of English words) originally meant 'shape' or 'condition' in Old English, making 'devilship' literally the 'condition of devil-ness,' a poetic way to express supernatural wickedness.
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