'Quean' definitions:

Definition of 'Quean'

From: GCIDE
  • Quean \Quean\, n. [Originally, a woman, AS. cwene; akin to OS. quena, OHG. quena, Icel. kona, Goth qin?, and AS. cw['e]n, also to Gr. ? woman, wife, Skr. gn[=a] goddess. Cf. Queen.]
  • 1. A woman; a young or unmarried woman; a girl. [Obs. or Scot.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A low woman; a wench; a slut. "The dread of every scolding quean." --Gay. [1913 Webster]