QUEEN

An ancient officer, whose duty it was to ride armed cap-à-piè, into West- grant of a piece of land by the owner to an- other, on condition that the latter would de- liver to him a portion of the crops. 18 Toulminster Hall at the coronation, while the lier, n. 182.

A woman who possesses the sovereignty and royal power in a country un- der a monarchical form of government. The wife of a king. A fund

A woman who possesses the sovereignty and royal power in a country under a monarchical form of government. The wife of a king. —Queen consort. In English law. The wife of a reigning king. 1 Bl. Comm. 218.—Queen dowager. In English law. The widow of a king. 1 Bl. Comm. 223.—Queen-gold. A royal revenue belonging to every queen consort during her marriage with the king, and due from every person who has made a voluntary fine or Bu. Law Dict.(2p Ep.)—62

The wife of a king. A woman who is the sovereign of a kingdom; a female monarch; as, Elizabeth, queen of England; Mary, queen of Scots. In faith, and by the heaven's quene. Chaucer. 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. The fertile, or fully developed, female of social bees, ants, and termites. The most powerful, and except the king the most important, piece in a set of chessmen. A playing card bearing the picture of a queen; as, the queen of spades. A male homosexual, esp. one who is effeminate or dresses in women's clothing. Sometimes pejorative. Queen apple. Etym: [Cf. OE. quyne aple quince apple.] A kind of apple; a queening. "Queen apples and red cherries." Spenser. -- Queen bee (Zoöl.), a female bee, especially the female of the honeybee. See Honeybee. -- Queen conch (Zoöl.), 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 (Spiræa Ulmaria). See Meadowsweet. -- Queen of the prairie (Bot.), an American herb (Spiræa lobata) with ample clusters of pale pink flowers. -- Queen pigeon (Zoöl.), 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. (Zoöl.) 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.

To act the part of a queen. Shak.

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.

The wife, consort, or widow of a king. | A female monarch. | A woman whose pre-eminence, power, or forcefulness is comparable to that of a queen. | The Virgin Mary (especially in formulations such as Queen of Heaven, Queen of Glory). | A woman whose pre-eminence, power, or forcefulness is comparable to that of a queen. | An excellent woman. | A woman whose pre-eminence, power, or forcefulness is comparable to that of a queen. | A woman pre-eminent in a particular group or field. | A woman whose pre-eminence, power, or forcefulness is comparable to that of a queen. | An attractive woman; a female partner in a romantic relationship. | A woman whose pre-eminence, power, or forcefulness is comparable to that of a queen. | A girl or woman chosen to preside in an honorary or ceremonial manner over a specified festivity or occasion, as May Queen, Homecoming Queen, prom queen, pearly queen. | Something regarded as the greatest of its kind or as having pre-eminence or power comparable to that of a queen over a given area. | Referring to one of several items used in tabletop games: | A chess piece that, under contemporary rules, is the most powerful, able to move any number of spaces horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. | Referring to one of several items used in tabletop games: | A playing card with a depiction of a queen on it, generally ranking next below the king and above the jack in a given suit. | Referring to one of several items used in tabletop games: | A red disk that is the most valuable piece in the Asian game of carrom. | A reproductive female insect in a hive, such as an ant, bee, termite or wasp. | A type of flatfish, specifically the lemon sole. | A queen apple. | A queen scallop. | Ellipsis of queen post. | A type of large roofing slate. | A homosexual man, especially one who is effeminate or flaming. | An adult female cat capable of breeding. | Ellipsis of queen olive. | Ellipsis of drag queen. | Pertaining to a queen-size bed or queen-size bedding. | A monarch butterfly (Danaus spp., especially Danaus gilippus).

To act the part of a queen; to behave imperiously; to queen it. | To make a queen or (figuratively) to give the status of a queen. | To promote a pawn to a queen. | To be the queen bee of a colony. | To provide with a new queen bee. | To sit on a person’s face to receive oral sex, typically while straddling the person’s head.

Alternative letter-case form of queen (“consort or widow of a king”). | Alternative letter-case form of queen (“female monarch”). | A title used before the personal name of a queen. | radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter Q.