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queendom

queendom

1 7.7
A place ruled mainly by women
  • noun
  • /ˈkwēndəm/
translation icon : reino de la reina
  • Molly Andree had a vision of herself as Princess Elizabeth, with all the wealth of the world—or whatever kingdom or queendom England was part of—at her fingertips.
  • queendom rules

It's kept them from realizing their own Kingdom and queendom.

Examples

  • How will Alyss retake her queendom?

    Blog text (8)
  • That everybody comes with their own sense of strength and their own queendom.

  • This was the whole point of a Queendom, right?

    Fiction book (2002)
  • Execute your orders and return to the queendom.

  • This could be anywhere in the Queendom - the bathroom had a flush toilet, for crying out loud.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • In her weakened state, she cannot defend her queendom.

    Blog text (8)
  • Here ended the Children's City, and there began the suburbs of the Queendom proper.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • Edward de Towaji Lutui, Crown Prince of the Queendom of Sol.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • The Queendom's royalty were technically figureheads, without any official political or legal powers.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • The festival celebrated the strength and diversity of women within their queendom.

Synonyms

kingdom
vsqueendom
276 2.0

A country ruled by a king or queen

specifies female leadership or female dominance in the area or period
realm
vsqueendom
94 5.5

A country ruled by a king or queen

is used when the area or period is specifically under female rule
reign
vsqueendom
64 4.1

A time when a king or queen rules a country

refers instead to a female-led territory or the time women dominated
gynarchy
vsqueendom
9.9

A government where women have the main power

refers to a territory or period ruled or dominated by women
gynecocracy
vsqueendom
  • US
9.9

A government ruled by women

means a female-led domain or period rather than only the system
dominium
vsqueendom
  • Archaic
9.9

A land area controlled by a ruler or state

highlights female governance or dominance rather than general state control

Compounds

United Queendom
  • Informal
8.4

A playful name for the United Kingdom that suggests a country ruled by women

Surface Forms

queendom singular
queendoms plural

Morphology

queendom = queen (transparent) = queen + dom

Formed by queen + -dom indicating a domain or realm under a queen, which learners can infer from similar words like 'kingdom'.

Etymology

The word queendom is simply queen + -dom, like kingdom, and -dom means 'area' or 'state'. So a queendom is an 'area' or time ruled by a queen or by women.