Overqueen

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A superior or supreme queen; a female overking. rare

    "Why they selected Boudicca (overqueen only by marriage) to lead them into battle, rather than either of Prasutagus' daughters, or any number of eligible paternally related kin, is lost in the mists of time."

Example

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"Why they selected Boudicca (overqueen only by marriage) to lead them into battle, rather than either of Prasutagus' daughters, or any number of eligible paternally related kin, is lost in the mists of time."

Etymology

From over- + queen.

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