To play the queen; act the part or character of a queen; domineer: with an indefinite it.
In chess, to make a queen of: said of a pawn on its reaching the eighth square.
In apiculture, to supply with a queen; introduce a queen to: said of a colony of bees.
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Same as quin.
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Same as queen-wasp.
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A female eat. In modern catteries the name is given only to female cats used for careful and scientific breeding. Also called queen-cat.
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The female of a termite or white ant. See king, 6.
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The consort of a king.
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A woman who is the sovereign of a realm; a female sovereign.
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Figuratively, a woman who is chief or preeminent among others; one who presides: as, queen of beauty; queen of the May (see Mayqueen).
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Hence, anything personified as chief or greatest, when considered as possessing female attributes.
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In entomology, a queen bee or queen ant.
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A playing-card on which a queen is depicted.
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In chess, the piece which is by far the most powerful of all for attack. See chess. Abbreviated Q.
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A variety of roofing-slate, measuring 3 feet long and 2 feet wide. Compare duchess, 2.
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Among Roman Catholics, a title given to the Virgin Mary.