queenship

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From queen +‎ -ship.

Noun[edit]

queenship (countable and uncountable, plural queenships)

  1. The rank, status, position, or dignity of a queen.
    • 1852 August, D. H. Jacques, “A Chapter on Names”, in The Knickerbocker, or, New-York Monthly Magazine, volume XL, page 117:
      In the home-circle and among her companions, Charlotte lays aside her queenship and becomes a gentle Lottie.

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