quean

Meanings

• noun

  A woman of rank, especially in the Middle Ages.

  - "The quean arrived at the castle with her entourage."
  - "In the Middle Ages, queans held great power and influence."

• noun

  A derogatory term for a prostitute.

  - "She fell in with a bad crowd and became a quean."
  - "The streets were filled with queans soliciting customers."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with quean
queen , gene , scene , mean

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Variants

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quean , queans

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Etymology

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Old English quēen, quēene, from quēenan, quēenian, to reign.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'quean' is rarely used in modern English.

2. The word 'quean' is derived from the Old English word 'quēenan', meaning 'to reign'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Queen (modern usage): A female monarch or the wife of a monarch.

2. Prostitute: A person who offers sexual services for payment.

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Culture

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In medieval literature, the quean is often portrayed as a powerful and influential woman, sometimes even a sorceress. In later usage, the term became derogatory, used to refer to a prostitute.

How to Memorize "quean"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a woman dressed in royal robes, seated on a throne.
   - Visualize a woman standing on a street corner, dressed in revealing clothing, soliciting customers.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the image of a powerful queen.
   - Associate the word with the image of a prostitute.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Queen of Hearts' for the medieval usage.
   - Use the mnemonic 'Queen of the Night' for the derogatory usage.

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