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English
Etymology
From queen + -ship.
Noun
queenship (countable and uncountable, plural queenships)
- The rank, status, position, or dignity of a queen.
1852 August, D. H. Jacques, “A Chapter on Names”, in The Knickerbocker, or, New-York Monthly Magazine, volume XL, page 117:In the home-circle and among her companions, Charlotte lays aside her queenship and becomes a gentle Lottie.
Translations
the rank, status, position, or dignity of a queen