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quean

Pronunciation: /kwiːn/
Definition of quean

noun

archaic
  • an impudent or badly behaved girl or woman.
  • a prostitute.

Origin:

Old English cwene 'woman', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kween 'barren cow', from an Indo-European root shared by Greek gunē

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