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- DictionaryQueen/kwēn/
noun
- 1. the female ruler of an independent state, especially one who inherits the position by right of birth: "he insisted the princess could be crowned queen"
- 2. the most powerful chess piece that each player has, able to move any number of unobstructed squares in any direction along a rank, file, or diagonal on which it stands.
verb
- 1. behave in an unpleasantly superior way toward (someone): "Monique was queening it over everybody"
- 2. convert (a pawn) into a queen when it reaches the opponent's back rank on the board.
The meaning of QUEEN is the wife or widow of a king. How to use queen in a sentence.
noun. a female sovereign or monarch. the wife or consort of a king. a woman, or something personified as a woman, that is foremost or preeminent in any respect: a movie queen; a beauty queen; Athens, the queen of the Aegean.
QUEEN definition: 1. a woman who rules a country because she has been born into a royal family, or a woman who is…. Learn more.
There are 29 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun queen, three of which are labelled obsolete, and one of which is considered offensive. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
a woman or girl chosen to perform official duties at a festival or celebration. a carnival queen. a May queen (= at a festival to celebrate the coming of spring) a homecoming queen. She was nominated for prom queen in high school. see also beauty queen, pearly queen. in chess.
In a monarchy, a queen is the female ruler of the country. Whether you are the Queen of England or the queen of a honey bee colony, you are the female in charge. A queen inherits the title and the job, either from her father (the king) or her mother (the queen).
QUEEN definition: 1. a female ruler in some countries: 2. the wife of a king when he is the main ruler in a country…. Learn more.
Queen definition: Something having eminence or supremacy in a given domain and personified as a woman.
3 days ago · 14 meanings: 1. a female sovereign who is the official ruler or head of state 2. the wife or widow of a king 3. a woman or a.... Click for more definitions.
a woman, or something personified as a woman, that is foremost or preeminent in any respect: a movie queen; a beauty queen; Athens, the queen of the Aegean.
