queenship

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

Finnish: kuningattaruus
Irish: ríonacht f
Telugu: దొరసానితనము (dorasānitanamu)
Turkish: kraliçelik (tr)

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