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Queen en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (alt-of) Alternative letter-case form of queen (“consort or widow of a king”).
    alt of queen
  2. (alt-of) Alternative letter-case form of queen (“female monarch”).
    alt of queen
  3. A title used before the personal name of a queen.
    • The reminiscences of Princess Mary Louise, granddaughter of Queen Victoria, vividly evoke this continuity of royal women “performing” masculinity, by a page of illustration showing Queens Victoria and Elizabeth II, mounted on horseback in almost identical uniform, reviewing troops. 2007, Clarissa Campbell Orr, “The Feminization of the Monarchy, 1780–1910: Royal Masculinity and Female Empowerment”, in Andrzej Olechnowicz, editor, The Monarchy and the British Nation, 1780 to the Present, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 94:
    • Queen Elizabeth II
  4. (qualifier:World War II era; joint US/RAF; World War II era; joint US/RAF) radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter Q.

Forms

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Synonyms

Quebec

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Queen en · PROPN

Meanings

  1. (alt-of) Alternative letter-case form of queen (“Virgin Mary”).
    alt of queen
  2. In Commonwealth realms, the personification of the Crown, particularly in legal matters.
    • Her Majesty the Queen v. John Smith, style of cause of a criminal case.
  3. A surname transferred from the nickname, originating as a nickname.
  4. An unincorporated community in Eddy County, New Mexico, United States, named after the Queen Ranch.
  5. An unincorporated community in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Deriveds

Queen Anne · Queen Charlotte · Queen's English · Queen Bess · Queenist · Queen Elizabeth · Queensland · Queen Anne's County · Queen's Birthday · Queen Adelaide

Relateds

Her Majesty · Her Highness · Her Grace

Synonyms

Regina

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