Definition of "spinsterhood" []

• The condition of being a spinster. (noun)
• The time during which one is a spinster. (noun)

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• "From that point on we begin to understand that spinsterhood is the condition she desires for Emily, as well as for herself, and that the years of quiet isolation together have formed a bond that is unhealthy as well as profoundly loving."
• "Fans will discover in January if The Sun was right and Patty's spinsterhood is due to more than her raspy voice, incessant smoking, and plentiful body hair."
• "In one story, the last, "Tannis of the Flats," the secret of Elinor Blair's spinsterhood is revealed"