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archqueen

archqueen noun: a chief queen.

Noun

archqueen (plural archqueens)

  1. (rare) A chief queen.
    • This sense of idealism, however troubled (as in The Living End) by homophobia and AIDS, challenges gay people to imagine a way to build their lives without seeking validation from the dominant social order, or as archqueen Quentin Crisp said somewhere, “Never mind keeping up with the Joneses; drag...1998, Michael William Saunders, Imps of the Perverse, Gay Monsters in Film, Praeger, →ISBN, page 123
    • Suddenly a small door opened somewhere in the freak show and the marble-crowned Archqueen from the Black Forest came out.2001, Eugen Egner, Androids from Milk, Dedalus, →ISBN, page 74

Forms of archqueen

pluralarchqueens

Origin of archqueen

From arch- + queen.

Questions about archqueen

What does archqueen mean?
Archqueen means a chief queen.
What part of speech is archqueen?
Archqueen is a noun.
What is the plural of archqueen?
The plural of archqueen is archqueens.

Words near archqueen in the dictionary

  1. archprimates
  2. archprince
  3. archprinces
  4. archprincess
  5. archprincesses
  6. archqueen
  7. archqueens
  8. archracist
  9. archracists
  10. archrival
  11. archrivalries

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