cronehood noun2 •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 •The elderly stage of a female Wiccan witch (compared with the Crone aspect of the Goddess).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
