lionhood

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noun

The state of being a lion.

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Meanings

nounlionhood (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state of being a lion.

    Harriet had started into lionhood since our first visit to London, and was still run much after, by a rather feeble set of persons chiefly

    1881, Thomas Carlyle, Reminiscences

Origin

From lion + -hood.

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APA

lionhood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lionhood

MLA

“lionhood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lionhood. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lionhood,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lionhood.

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