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noun
The state, rank, or status of a queen.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Synonyms: queenship, queendom, queenliness
Antonyms: none provided
noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
An apex or pinnacle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare, uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From queen + -hood.
Across languages
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