Etymology

Republican Queen

Today it means: Former name of First Lady (of the United States of America); FLOTUS. Full definition →

First used 18th–19th c.
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The story

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.

First known use, by meaning

  • 18th–19th c. Former name of First Lady (of the United States of America); FLOTUS.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.