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queenship

[kween-ship]

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noun

the state, office, or dignity of a queen.

RELATED WORDS

percentage, power, primacy, rank, supremacy, authority, greatness, distinction, eminence, aristocracy, nobility, kingship, realm, majesty, sovereign, regency, sovereignty, regality

Origin of queenship

First recorded in 1530–40; queen + -ship

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for queenship

Historical Examples of queenship

No divided allegiance, no hollow semblance of queenship for her!
Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1896 to 1901
Lucy Maud Montgomery
If she care enow for her queenship to lie over it, I will not be Queen either.
Privy Seal
Ford Madox Ford
Casilda takes no pleasure in this sudden accession to Queenship.
The Secrets of a Savoyard
Henry A. Lytton
It precipitated a revolution which quickly brought her queenship to an end.
Historic Tales, Vol. 1 (of 15)
Charles Morris
He has as much pride in the house as the Queen has in her Queenship, and with infinitely more reason.
Nasby in Exile
David R. Locke