| 单词 | rain queen |
| 释义 | > as lemmasRain Queen Rain Queen n. (also with lower-case initials) [compare Afrikaans reënkoningin (1947 or earlier), and perhaps also Lobedu Khishadula-maru-a-Daja , lit. ‘transformer of the clouds’, one of the titles of the 19th cent. Lobedu queen Modjadji (compare Modjadji n.)] South African the hereditary queen of the Lobedu people of Limpopo province (formerly the northern Transvaal) of South Africa, believed to have special powers including the ability to bring rain; cf. Modjadji n. 1. ΚΠ 1933 J. Juta Look out for Ostriches 97 The dark mysterious Rain Queen... Mujaji is her name, and she is probably the last of the direct line of Rain Queens. 1959 L. G. Green These Wonders to Behold 33 For centuries the rain queen was expected, in her old age, to pass on her secrets.., and then to commit ritual suicide by taking poison. 2005 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 21 June 11 Tragedy followed South Africa's Rain Queen to her early grave yesterday as the young woman said to have power over the elements and the flow of rivers was buried. < as lemmas |
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