candace
nounattested in dialogue
Title of any Nubian (Kush) queen or queen mother.
noun
- 1
Title of any Nubian (Kush) queen or queen mother.
Shanakdekhete's namesake was a candace of the 160s B.C.E. who appears to have been the first sole female ruler of Meroe; her name appears on the Meroitic hieroglyphs at Naga, among the earliest examples of Meroitic known.
Etymology
See the entry Candace.
Forms
- plural
- candaces
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candace · Title of any Nubian (Kush) queen or queen mother.
Candace · A female given name from Ancient Greek.Candice · A female given name from Ancient Greek, variant of Candace.candid · Impartial and free from prejudice.