[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

queen \queen\, n. oe. quen, quene, queen, quean, as. cw=en
   wife, queen, woman; akin to os. qu=an wife, woman, icel.
   kv=an wife, queen, goth. q=ens. root221. see quean.
   1. the wife of a king.
      1913 webster

   2. a woman who is the sovereign of a kingdom; a female
      monarch; as, elizabeth, queen of england; mary, queen of
      scots.
      1913 webster

            in faith, and by the heaven's quene.  --chaucer.
      1913 webster

   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. " this queen of
      cities." " albion, queen of isles." --cowper.
      1913 webster

   4. the fertile, or fully developed, female of social bees,
      ants, and termites.
      1913 webster

   5. chess the most powerful, and except the king the most
      important, piece in a set of chessmen.
      1913 webster

   6. a playing card bearing the picture of a queen; as, the
      queen of spades.
      1913 webster
      1913 webster

   queen apple. cf. oe. quyne aple quince apple. a kind of
      apple; a queening. "queen apples and red cherries."
      --spenser.

   queen bee zool., a female bee, especially the female of
      the honeybee. see honeybee.

   queen conch zool., a very large west indian cameo conch
      cassis cameo. it is much used for making cameos.

   queen consort, the wife of a reigning king. --blackstone.

   queen dowager, the widow of a king.

   queen gold, formerly a revenue of the queen consort of
      england, arising from gifts, fines, etc.

   queen mother, a queen dowager who is also mother of the
      reigning king or queen.

   queen of may. see may queen, under may.

   queen of the meadow bot., a european herbaceous plant
      spiraea ulmaria. see meadowsweet.

   queen of the prairie bot., an american herb spiraea
      lobata with ample clusters of pale pink flowers.

   queen pigeon zool., any one of several species of very
      large and handsome crested ground pigeons of the genus
      goura, native of new guinea and the adjacent islands.
      they are mostly pale blue, or ash-blue, marked with white,
      and have a large occipital crest of spatulate feathers.
      called also crowned pigeon, goura, and victoria
      pigeon.

   queen regent, or queen regnant, a queen reigning in her
      own right.

   queen's bench. see king's bench.

   queen's counsel, queen's evidence. see king's counsel,
      king's evidence, under king.

   queen's delight bot., an american plant stillinqia
      sylvatica of the spurge family, having an herbaceous
      stem and a perennial woody root.

   queen's metal metal., an alloy somewhat resembling pewter
      or britannia, and consisting essentially of tin with a
      slight admixture of antimony, bismuth, and lead or copper.
      

   queen's pigeon. zool. same as queen pigeon, above.

   queen's ware, glazed english earthenware of a cream color.
      

   queen's yellow old chem., a heavy yellow powder
      consisting of a basic mercuric sulphate; -- formerly
      called turpetum minerale, or turbith's mineral.
      1913 webster
see also:
quean queen apple queen bee honeybee queen conch cassis cameo 
queen consort queen dowager queen gold queen mother queen of may 
may queen may queen of the meadow spiraea ulmaria meadowsweet 
queen of the prairie spiraea lobata queen pigeon goura crowned pigeon 
goura victoria pigeon queen regent queen regnant queen's bench 
king's bench queen's counsel queen's evidence king's counsel king's evidence 
king queen's delight stillinqia sylvatica queen's metal queen's pigeon 
queen's ware queen's yellow turpetum minerale turbith's mineral 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

queen regnant
     n : a female sovereign ruler syn: queen, female monarch
         ant: king, king
see also:
queen female monarch king 

Queen >> Q Words
Queen, definition of term: Queen
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Regnant >> R Words
Regnant, definition of term: Regnant
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Queen City >> Q Words
Queen City, definition of term: Queen City
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Queen Bee >> Q Words
Queen Bee, definition of term: Queen Bee
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Queen Anne >> Q Words
Queen Anne, definition of term: Queen Anne
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