n. The state of being a spinster; unmarried life or state.
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n. the state of being a spinster (usually an elderly unmarried woman)
Word Usage
"From that point on we begin to understand that spinsterhood is the condition she desires for Emily, as well as for herself, and that the years of quiet isolation together have formed a bond that is unhealthy as well as profoundly loving."