cronehood en · NOUN
Etymology
From crone + -hood.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The condition of being an elderly woman; the time during which a woman is elderly.
It was a little vain, perhaps, but the notion of cronehood sent me immediately to my mirror.
1997, David, Leigh Eddings, Polgara the Sorceress, Del Ray, published 1999, →ISBN, pages 142–143:
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(uncountable) The elderly stage of a female Wiccan witch (compared with the Crone aspect of the Goddess).
Many circles create ceremonies to mark a woman's passage into cronehood and designate special status to crones
2000, Beverly Engel, Women Circling the Earth, page 34:An archaic term, really, but I like it. crone: A menopausal or post-menopausal Wiccan. The time at which a woman assumes her cronehood is intensely individual.
2006, Ashleen O'Gaea, Family Wicca: practical paganism for parents and children, page 213:She speaks her commitment to herself as an elder and to the aspects of cronehood she will celebrate.
2007, Ruth Barrett, Women's Rites, Women's Mysteries: Intuitive Ritual Creation, page 9:Grant (name) the gifts of inspiration, and a clear and quick mind as he/she approaches the honored state of (Sagehood/Cronehood).
2007, Kevin M. Gardner, A Handbook for Wiccan Clergy, page 29
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Synonyms
anility (condition or time of being an elderly woman)