English Explanatory Dictionary

Republican Queen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Former name of First Lady (of the United States of America); FLOTUS.

Word forms

Republican Queen Republican Queens

Etymology

From republican + queen. From the United States being a republic, and queens being the martial consort of the leader of a kingdom (a king), where the US had recently became independent from such an entity (Great Britain, under King George); thus terming the consort of the male president a form of queen.

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