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queen
noun
a
woman
who
is
the
monarch
of
a
country
by
birthright
or
coronation
•
The
queen
greeted
the
cheering
crowd
from
the
palace
balcony
.
The
queen
greeted
the
cheering
crowd
from
the
palace
balcony
.
•
After
her
coronation
,
the
young
queen
promised
to
serve
her
people
with
kindness
.
After
her
coronation
,
the
young
queen
promised
to
serve
her
people
with
kindness
.
Old
English
cwēn
“
woman
,
wife
,
female
ruler
”,
related
to
German
Königin
;
originally
meant
simply
“
woman
”
but
narrowed
to
its
royal
sense
by
the
Middle
Ages
.
noun
the
wife
of
a
king
•
The
queen
stood
beside
the
king
during
the
royal
banquet
.
The
queen
stood
beside
the
king
during
the
royal
banquet
.
•
Children
waved
tiny
flags
as
the
smiling
queen
passed
in
her
carriage
.
Children
waved
tiny
flags
as
the
smiling
queen
passed
in
her
carriage
.
noun
a
playing
card
showing
a
queen
,
ranking
between
the
jack
and
the
king
•
He
smiled
when
he
turned
over
the
queen
of
hearts
.
He
smiled
when
he
turned
over
the
queen
of
hearts
.
•
To
win
,
you
need
three
queens
in
your
hand
.
To
win
,
you
need
three
queens
in
your
hand
.
noun
the
most
powerful
chess
piece
that
can
move
any
number
of
squares
in
any
direction
•
Her
queen
checked
the
black
king
in
one
swift
move
.
Her
queen
checked
the
black
king
in
one
swift
move
.
•
Losing
the
queen
early
can
cost
you
the
game
.
Losing
the
queen
early
can
cost
you
the
game
.
noun
the
only
fertile
female
insect
in
a
colony
of
bees
,
ants
,
or
termites
,
responsible
for
laying
eggs
•
Worker
bees
fed
the
queen
with
special
royal
jelly
.
Worker
bees
fed
the
queen
with
special
royal
jelly
.
•
Without
a
queen
,
the
hive
cannot
survive
for
long
.
Without
a
queen
,
the
hive
cannot
survive
for
long
.
verb
(
chess
)
to
promote
a
pawn
to
a
queen
when
it
reaches
the
farthest
rank
•
She
queened
her
pawn
and
smiled
in
triumph
.
She
queened
her
pawn
and
smiled
in
triumph
.
•
If
you
reach
the
eighth
rank
,
your
pawn
can
be
queened
.
If
you
reach
the
eighth
rank
,
your
pawn
can
be
queened
.
From
the
noun
“
queen
”;
the
verb
arose
in
the
1700s
as
chess
rules
standardized
pawn
promotion
.
noun
(
slang
,
sometimes
offensive
)
an
effeminate
or
flamboyant
gay
man
•
On
stage
,
he
acted
like
a
real
queen
and
the
audience
loved
him
.
On
stage
,
he
acted
like
a
real
queen
and
the
audience
loved
him
.
•
Some
people
use
the
word
queen
to
tease
flamboyant
men
,
but
it
can
be
hurtful
.
Some
people
use
the
word
queen
to
tease
flamboyant
men
,
but
it
can
be
hurtful
.
Appeared
in
American
slang
in
the
early
20th
century
,
extending
the
idea
of
an
elegant
or
dominant
female
figure
to
describe
flamboyant
gay
men
.