English Explanatory Dictionary

queenhood

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The state, rank, or status of a queen.
  2. Racially charged pedestalization of Black women, often as an extension of Afrocentric idealization, that is in fact damaging to gender equality; a particular type of "benevolent" sexism.
  3. An apex or pinnacle.

Word forms

queenhood queenhoods

Etymology

From queen + -hood.

Synonyms

queenship queendom queenliness
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