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queenship

noun
queen·​ship | \ ˈkwÄ“n-ËŒship How to pronounce queenship (audio) \

Definition of queenship

1 : the rank, dignity, or state of being a queen
2 : a regal quality like that of a queen

Examples of queenship in a Sentence

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 But her path to queenship, her brief reign and her untimely death all show the politics underpinning succession in the Tudor years. — Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, "The Tragic Story of England’s Nine-Day Queen," 19 July 2017 But her path to queenship, her brief reign and her untimely death all show the politics underpinning succession in the Tudor years. — Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, "The Tragic Story of England’s Nine-Day Queen," 19 July 2017

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First Known Use of queenship

1536, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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