Queen
Definition of Queen
n. | 1. | The wife of a king. | | 2. | A woman who is the sovereign of a kingdom; a female monarch; as, Elizabeth, queen of England; Mary, queen of Scots. | | 3. | A woman eminent in power or attractions; the highest of her kind; as, a queen in society; - also used figuratively of cities, countries, etc. | | 4. | The fertile, or fully developed, female of social bees, ants, and termites. | | 5. | (Chess) The most powerful, and except the king the most important, piece in a set of chessmen. | | 6. | A playing card bearing the picture of a queen; as, the queen of spades. | | 7. | A male homosexual, esp. one who is effeminate or dresses in women's clothing.Queen dowager | the widow of a king. - Blackstone. |
Queen of May | See May queen, under May. |
| v. i. | 1. | To act the part of a queen. | | 1. | (Chess.) To make a queen (or other piece, at the player's discretion) of by moving it to the eighth row; as, to queen a pawn. |
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