elf queen

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Noun

elf queen (plural elf queens)

  1. A female monarch of elves.
    • 1827, George Darley, Sylvia, Or, The May Queen: A Lyrical Drama, London: John Taylor, page 29:
      If we could grip him, the elf-queen would scarce
      Make up the loss; at least her present aim
      Would be thus baffled, and our road left clear.
    • 1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume I, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 87:
      He was therefore a suitable object for the love of a gentle elf-queen.
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