queenship

noun

queen·​ship ˈkwēn-ˌship 

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Upon her father’s death, her awareness of being a young woman surrounded by older, more experienced men shaped the slightly quiescent, obedient style of her early queenship. — Sarah Gristwood, CNN, 12 Sep. 2022

Drawing on this research, Maureen Quilligan gives us a feminist history of early modern queenship in When Women Ruled the World. — Erin Maglaque, The New York Review of Books, 6 Apr. 2022

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, 19 July 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1536, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for queenship

• authorship
• battleship
• censorship
• chairmanship
• chieftainship
• comradeship
• consulship
• craftsmanship
• dealership
• draftsmanship
• fellowship
• fingertip