Cronehood

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The condition of being an elderly woman; the time during which a woman is elderly. uncountable

    "It was a little vain, perhaps, but the notion of cronehood sent me immediately to my mirror."

  2. 2
    The elderly stage of a female Wiccan witch (compared with the Crone aspect of the Goddess). uncountable

    "Many circles create ceremonies to mark a woman's passage into cronehood and designate special status to crones"

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anilityanilitysagehood

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"It was a little vain, perhaps, but the notion of cronehood sent me immediately to my mirror."

Etymology

From crone + -hood.

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