Definition of "queenship" [queen•ship]

• The rank or state of being a queen. (noun)
• A noble or regal quality, as of a queen. (noun)

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• "Our fore fathers had the presence of mind to do away with king and "queenship"."
• "He stares at me and I am suddenly afraid that he sees beyond the mask of queenship to the woman within."
• "Even as dawn comes and I am trapped once again in the pantomime of queenship, I ponder how to accomplish what I must."