noun · formal
queenhood
/ˈkwiːn.hʊd/QUEEN·hood
the state or position of being a queen
Examples
“After the coronation, she struggled to reconcile private life with queenhood.”
“The novel explores the loneliness of queenhood in an age of political change.”
“Many historians debate whether queenhood in that era meant real power or only ceremony.”
Band 8 sentence
“The sudden abdication underscored how precarious queenhood can be when constitutional constraints collide with personal conviction.”
Collocations
- assume queenhood
- embrace queenhood
- ascend to queenhood
Word family
Common mistakes
a queenhood→queenhood
queendom (when meaning the status of being a queen)→queenhood
queenhood = 'vương quốc'→queenhood = 'địa vị/vai trò của nữ hoàng'
Say it for a higher band
5being a queen→6reign→7+queenhood
Synonyms
queendom
Easily confused
queendom
“Her queendom stretched from the northern highlands to the southern coast.”
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