In folklore and fiction, a supreme or chief vampire; the most powerful or ancient of vampires.
From 'arch-' (chief) plus 'vampire' (from Serbian 'vampir' or related Slavic terms, origin debated). The compound appears mainly in Gothic literature and modern fiction rather than historical documents.
The 'archvampire' is mostly a creature of fiction and Gothic imagination, yet the term reveals how we use 'arch-' to create hierarchies in imaginary worlds. Even fictional monsters get organizational charts!
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