arch. For forms see COLONEL. [f. COLONEL + -SHIP.] = COLONELCY. Also, the personality of a colonel: cf. lordship.
1591. Garrard, Art Warre, 151. The rest of the ensigne bearers under his collonnelship.
1598. Florio, Colonellato, a coronell-ship, the office of a coronell.
1625. Massinger, New Way, III. ii. Spite of his lordship, and his colonelship.
1629. S’hertogenbosh, 23. The Coronelship … is giuen vnto Count Maurits.
1731. Swift, Consid. on Two Bills, Wks. (1761), III. 203 (J.). The spirit of colonelship was coming fast upon him.
1862. Carlyle, Fredk. Gt. IX. ii. For all his gravity and Colonelship, it would appear the old spirit of frolic has not quitted him.
