queen
1queen
noun \ˈkwēn\Definition of QUEEN
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a : the wife or widow of a king b : the wife or widow of a tribal chief
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a : a female monarch b : a female chieftain
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a : a woman eminent in rank, power, or attractions <a movie queen> b : a goddess or a thing personified as female and having supremacy in a specified realm c : an attractive girl or woman; especially : a beauty contest winner
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: the most privileged piece of each color in a set of chessmen having the power to move in any direction across any number of unoccupied squares
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: a playing card marked with a stylized figure of a queen
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: the fertile fully developed female of social bees, ants, and termites whose function is to lay eggs
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: a mature female cat kept especially for breeding
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often disparaging : a male homosexual; especially : an effeminate one
Examples of QUEEN
- She was crowned queen of England.
- the reign of Queen Elizabeth
- the king and his queen
- the queen of the blues
- She was voted queen of the prom.
- This ship is the queen of all the ocean liners.
Origin of QUEEN
Middle English quene, from Old English cwēn woman, wife, queen; akin to Gothic qens wife, Greek gynē woman, Sanskrit jani
First Known Use: before 12th century
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