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    Queen
    /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" Similar monarchsovereignhead of stateruler
    • 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.
  2. The meaning of QUEEN is the wife or widow of a king. How to use queen in a sentence.

  3. a woman who rules a country because she has been born into a family which by tradition or law has the right to rule, or the title given to such a woman: Queen Elizabeth II. A queen is also a woman who is considered to be the best in some way: the reigning queen of crime writers. a beauty queen.

  4. noun. a female sovereign who is the official ruler or head of state. the wife or widow of a king. a woman or a thing personified as a woman considered the best or most important of her kind. a beauty queen. the queen of ocean liners. slang. an effeminate male homosexual.

  5. 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).

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 1. A queen is a woman who rules a country as its monarch. [...] 2. A queen is a woman who is married to a king. [...] 3. If you refer to a woman as thequeenof a particular activity, you mean that she is well-known for being very good at it. [...] More. Definitions of 'Queen'

  9. queen meaning: 1. a female ruler in some countries: 2. the wife of a king when he is the main ruler in a country…. Learn more.

  10. 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.

  11. Queen definition: Something having eminence or supremacy in a given domain and personified as a woman.

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