queenship
- noun
- /ˈkwinˌʃɪp/
- Mary believed that her queenship was supported by divine favor as she came to the throne.
Examples
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"Just you watch, yer Queenship.
Fiction book (1993) -
Mary believed that she came to the throne with God's favor, that God had supported her, so she sees her queenship as divinely inspired.
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And I'm sure Your Queenship must be.
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The PM and the Government serve at the pleasure of their local queenship node and during the confidence of a majority in the lower house of Parliament.
Blog text (31) -
If this fails, however, the Leader of the Opposition is called by the local queenship node to try to form a government first, if it thinks it is possible.
Blog text (31) -
In his analysis of Anglo-Saxon queenship and marriage strategies, Shippey discusses a clear example of such a cultural milieu, suggesting that the political landscape following the death of Edward the Elder in 924 serves as good context for understanding the royal politics in Beowulf.
Academic text (2016) -
The title of queenship brought her both power and responsibility in the kingdom.
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Historians study the queenship of notable rulers to understand their influence on society.
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Etymology
The word queenship combines queen, meaning 'female ruler', and the ending -ship, like in friendship or leadership, which means 'state' or 'condition'. So queenship is the state or time of being a queen.