[1530–40; queen + -ship]This word is first recorded in the period 1530–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: analogy, enclosure, lotus, saturate, scene-ship is a native English suffix of nouns denoting condition, character, office, skill,etc. Other words that use the affix -ship include: clerkship, friendship, statesmanship
Examples of 'queenship' in a sentence
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The number of verifiable off-the-cuff remarks she has made during six decades of queenship can be counted on one hand.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
This must be one of archaeology's best-kept secrets, despite transforming our knowledge of the nature of ancient queenship.