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queen en · NOUN

Pronunciation

[kʰw̥iːn]
kwēn
(US) audio
/kwiːn/

Etymology

From Middle English quene, queen, cwen, from Old English cwēn (“queen”), from Proto-West Germanic *kwāni, from Proto-Germanic *kwēniz (“wife, woman”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷénh₂s (“woman”). Cognate with Scots queen, wheen (“queen”), Old Saxon quān ("wife"; > Middle Low German quene (“elderly woman”)), Dutch kween (“woman past child-bearing age”), Swedish kvinna (“woman”), Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk kvinne (“woman”), Danish kvinde (“woman”), Icelandic kvon (“wife”), Gothic 𐌵𐌴𐌽𐍃 (qēns, “wife”), Norwegian dialectal kvån (“wife”). Related to and possibly merged with and/or absorbed some senses of English quean, from Middle English quene, from Old English cwene (“woman; female serf, quean”), see quean. Generally eclipsed non-native Middle English regina (“queen”), borrowed from Latin rēgīna (“queen”) (see Modern English Regina). Doublet of quean and gyne. In reference to insects, by analogy with the obsolete term king, which it took over from starting in the 1600s, when they were discovered to be female.

Meanings

The wife, consort, or widow of a king.
- The king doth keepe his Reuels here to night. Take heede the Queene come not within his ſight. c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, A Midsommer Nights Dreame. […] (First Quarto), London: […] [Richard Bradock] for Thomas Fisher, […], published 1600, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]:
- The divorced king was looking for a new queen.
A female monarch.
- But our mercifull Queene Elizabeth hath not burned the popiſh prieſtes on the alters where they committed idolatrie in ſaying of Maſſe, and worſhipped a piece of breade for the bodie of Chriſte (which ſhee might haue done if ſhee would) and yet you count not her for a godly and mercifull Queene. 1582, Thomas Lupton, The Christian Against the Jesuite, London, retrieved 14 Jan 2022, page 50v:
- In 1952, at the last accession, there were only eight members of the new entity taking shape in the outline of the British Empire. The Queen was the head of state in seven of them, and she was proclaimed Head of the Commonwealth to accommodate India’s lone status as a republic. 2017 March 17, Sam Knight, “‘London Bridge Is Down’: The Secret Plan for the Days After the Queen’s Death”, in The Guardian, London, retrieved 16 Jan 2022:
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).
- […] and yet I will not ſay but amongſt duſt there is Pearle found, and in hard rockes Dyamonds of great value, and ſo amongſt many women there are ſome good, as that gracious and glorious Queene of all woman kinde the Virgin Mary the mother of al bliſſe, what wun her honour, but an humble minde and her paines and loue vnto our Sauiour Chriſt. 1620, Thomas Tell-Troth [pseudonym of Joseph Swetnam], The Araignment of Lewd, Idle, Froward, and Unconstant Women: Or the Vanitie of Them, Choose You Whether, London, published 1807, retrieved 14 Jan 2022:
A woman whose pre-eminence, power, or forcefulness is comparable to that of a queen. ▸ An excellent woman.
- Always look after that girl, doc. She's a queen! 1915 October, Willa Sibert Cather, chapter XIX, in The Song of the Lark, Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.: Houghton Mifflin Company […], →OCLC, part I (Friends of Childhood), page 149:
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.
- But now I was the Lord / Of this faire manſion,maſter of my ſeruants, / Queene ore my ſelfe : and euen now,but now. c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii], page 175:
- Regardless of what one thinks of that Hollywoodish distortion of her life story, it did stimulate an interest in the late Lady Day, though one might speculate as to whether the effect would have been the same had the film starred someone other than Diana Ross, a reigning queen of pop culture. 1973 April 14, Phyl Garland, “Sounds”, in Ebony, volume 28, number 6, Chicago: Johnson Publishing Co., retrieved 16 Jan 2022, page 33:
(slang) 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.
- When I find my queen, we’re having a whole tribe like our grandparents used to swing it back in the day. 1999, Camika Spencer, When All Hell Breaks Loose, New York: Villard, →ISBN, retrieved 15 Jan 2022, page 38:
- Know you the town is full of folks? Know you the shows are full of queens? That every mail is full of jokes Born of the nation's brightest beans? 1914, Franklin P. Adams, By and Large, Garden City, New York: Doulbleday, Page & Company, retrieved 15 Jan 2022, page 142:
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.
- My mother was queen of the St. Patrick's Day parade when she was 19.
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.
- The foregoing eleven chapters of criticism were but preludes to an assertion: of theology as itself a social science, and the queen of the sciences for the inhabitants of the altera civitas, on pilgrimage through this temporary world. 2006, John Milbank, Theology and Social Theory, 2nd edition, Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, →ISBN, page 418:
- Thare saw I May, of myrthfull monethis quene. 1508, William Dunbar, “The Goldyn Targe”, in William Dunbar, edited by Priscilla Bawcutt, The Poems of William Dunbar, volume 1, Glasgow: Association for Scottish Literary Studies, published 1998, →ISBN, page 186:
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.
- And, further, let us ſuppoſe, that your King is at Liberty to attack his Pawns upon one Side of the Board, by reckoning how many moves it will take your King to march and take thoſe two Pawns, and alſo, by adding the Number of Moves, which will be neceſſary for you to make a Queen with one of your Pawns: You will, by this Method, find out the exact number of Moves, before you can make a Queen. 1761, Edmond Hoyle, An Essay Towards Making the Game of Chess Easily Learned, London, retrieved 13 Jan 2022, page 51:
- For this cauſe that when he [the pawn] can procede so well in warre, as to arriue at the laſte rancke of hys enemies, he is choſen and made the beſt piece of the playe, to wit, he is the Quene. 1562, Damiano da Odemira, translated by Iames Rowbothum, The Pleasaunt and Wittie Playe of the Cheasts Renewed, with Instructions Both to Learne It Easely, and to Play It Well, London, page A7v:
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.
- Just remember that a nine or ten on the flop may trap you against the early raiser if he’s holding a big pair, or if he catches an ace or king or queen — or even a jack — on a later round. 2003, Lou Krieger, Kathleen Keller Watterson, Internet Poker: How to Play and Beat Online Poker Games, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: ConJelCo, →ISBN, pages 84–85:
- There is 5. trumps beside the Queene, yᵉ hindmost yᵘ shalt finde her 1575, Gammer Gurton’s Nedle:
- Behold four Kings in majesty rever'd, / With hoary whiskers and a forky beard: / And four fair Queens whose hands sustain a flow'r / Th’ expressive emblem of their softer power; / Four Knaves, in garbs succinct, a trusty band, /Caps on their heads, and halberds in their hand; / And particolour’d troops, a shining train, / Draw forth to combat on the velvet plain. 1714, Alexander Pope, “The Rape of the Lock”, in The Works of Mr. Alexander Pope, volume I, London: […] W[illiam] Bowyer, for Bernard Lintot, […], published 1717, →OCLC, canto III, page 140:
Referring to one of several items used in tabletop games: ▸ A red disk that is the most valuable piece in the Asian game of carom.
- Imran was good at carrom. Always after the bright red queen, the centre of attention on the board, he tussled to win it first. 2014, Shahnaz Bashir, The Half Mother: A Novel, Gurgaon, India: Hachette India, →ISBN:
A reproductive female insect in a hive, such as an ant, bee, termite or wasp.
- Each time a worker shakes the queen, she grasps the queen with her forelegs and shakes her own body for a second or so, delivering 10 to 20 vigorous shakings of the queen […] 2010, Thomas D. Seeley, Honeybee Democracy, Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, →ISBN, page 37:
(obsolete) A type of flatfish, specifically the lemon sole.
(rare) A queen apple.
A queen scallop.
(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, obsolete) Ellipsis of queen post.
alt of queen post
- Truss framed with King Posts […] Do. with Kings and Queens. 1811, Skyring's Builder’s Prices:
(historical) A type of large roofing slate.
(derogatory, qualifier:LGBTQ slang, sometimes) A homosexual man, especially one who is effeminate or flaming.
- Despite one's opinion of Sylvia I can attest to the purity of her intent and dedication, and, no one will dare deny she is one gutsy queen. 1974 March 14, Bebe Scarpi, “Intro 2, a Threat to Transvestites?”, in Gay, volume 5, number 112, New York: Four Swords, retrieved 13 Jan 2022, page 5:
- But she's a queen, and such are queens that your laughter is sucked in their brains 1971, David Bowie, “Queen Bitch”, in Hunky Dory:
- […] all of these men are lasciviously dressed in womanly attire, short sleeves, low-necked dresses and the usual ball-room decorations and ornaments of women, feathered and ribboned head-dresses, garters, frills, flowers, ruffles, etc., and deport themselves as women. Standing or seated on a pedestal, but accessible to all the rest, is the naked queen (a male), whose phallic member, decorated with a ribbon, is subject to the gaze and osculations in turn, of all the members of this lecherous gang of sexual perverts and phallic fornicators. 1893, C. H. Hughes, “Postscript to Paper on ‘Erotopathia’”, in The Alienist and Neurologist, volume 14, retrieved 04 Feb 2022, pages 731–732:
- […] operator Charles Zipf described the "feminine" attire found in Gianelli’s room, reported his description of other "queens," and passed on "Salome's" admission of having had sex with men from the U.S.S. Baltimore. 1919, Lawrence R. Murphy, Perverts by Official Order: The Campaign Against Homosexuals by the United States Navy, New York: Harrington Park Press, published 1988, →ISBN, page 57:
An adult female cat capable of breeding.
- A few outdoor houses for the queens are used. 1898 August 6, The Ladies’ Field:
- When your queen has returned from the stud it is always advisable to keep her shut up until all restlessness has left her. 1906 September 14, C. S. Sedgwick, “Veterinary Notes”, in Pacific Fancier, volume 4, number 2, Los Angeles, retrieved 19 Jan 2022, page 25:
(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of queen olive.
alt of queen olive
- The combined quantity of Queens and Manzanillas to be pickled from the 1935 olive crop in the Seville District of Spain is estimated at 32,500 short tons, according to a report received from N. I. Nielsen, Agricultural Attaché at Paris. 1935 December 30, Foreign Agricultural Service, “Spanish Pickled Olive Production and Supplies”, in Foreign Crops and Markets, volume 31, number 27, Washington: United States Department of Agriculture, retrieved 04 Feb 2022, page 931:
- Prices for the two main types of Spanish style green olives - manzanillas and queens - vary according to the size of the crop of each. In some years queens will be more expensive than manzanillas […] 1984, United States International Trade Commission, Bottled Green Olives from Spain, Washington, page A-24:
(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, slang) Ellipsis of drag queen.
alt of drag queen
- Since exposure plays a major role in the success of a queen, even those performers who do not win a Talent Night can obtain bookings by the bar and establish a reputation. 2004, Steven J. Hopkins, “‘Let the Drag Race Begin’: The Rewards of Becoming a Queen”, in Journal of Homosexuality, volume 46, numbers 3–4, →DOI, →ISSN, page 144:
- "I mean, it's not for everyone. And there's definitely good drag and bad drag. […] But I did learn a lot about myself and what I wanted from my life from some of the queens I used to know." 2018 December 19, Jocelyn Samara D., Rain (webcomic), Comic 1111 - Drag:
(US, attributive) Pertaining to a queen-size bed or queen-size bedding.
- Ad Hoc Softwares has bright hand-blocked floral cotton bed linens from India, including flat full/queen sheets, were $85, now $51; standard pillowcases, were $18 each, now $10.80 […] 1994 March 21, Leonore Fleischer, “Sales & Bargains”, in New York, volume 27, number 12, →ISSN, page 73:
(US, abbreviation, alt-of, attributive, ellipsis) Pertaining to a queen-size bed or queen-size bedding. ▸ Ellipsis of queen-size bed or mattress.
alt of queen-size bed or mattress
A monarch butterfly (Danaus spp., especially Danaus gilippus).

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
queene		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic
quene		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic
queens	Number=Plur		lexicographic
queyne		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic

Translations (683)

mt sultana (female monarch) · kk уәзір (chess piece) · ps ملوکه (female monarch) · eu erregina (female monarch) · ml റാണി (wife of a king) · haw mōʻī wahine (female monarch) · zh 疙瘩 (playing card) · fa شَهْبانو (female monarch) · pl kocica (adult female cat) · hy թագուհի (powerful or forceful female person) · gu રાણી (female monarch) · eo reĝedzino (wife of a king) · tr kız (playing card) · pl dama (playing card) · ur رانی (female monarch) · zlw-ocs králová (female monarch) · nds Doom (chess piece) · nn dronning (wife of a king) · be карале́ва (chess piece) · fo drotning (chess piece) · sw malkia (wife of a king) · hu vezér (chess piece) · bal شاهبانک (female monarch) · ki mũthamaki (female monarch) · it regina (female monarch) · pro reina (female monarch) · be ферзь (chess piece) · hy պարսամայր (reproductive female animal in a hive) · ga banríon (female monarch) · sk kráľovná (chess piece) · mk мачка (adult female cat) · ase G@Chest-PalmDown G@Abdomen (female monarch) · uk ферзь (chess piece) · nod ᨻᩕᩁᩣᨩᩥᨶᩦ (female monarch) · sl kraljica (female monarch) · nl koningin (wife of a king) · or ରାଣୀ (female monarch) · hi रानी (reproductive female animal in a hive) · dv ރާނޭ (female monarch) · bg ма́йка (reproductive female animal in a hive) · mk кралица (wife of a king) · ml രാജ്ഞി (wife of a king) · cs dáma (chess piece) · da dronning (powerful or forceful female person) · mn бэрс (chess piece) · pl królowa (wife of a king) · fa مَلِکَه (female monarch) · jv ratu (female monarch) · rm dama (female monarch) · uk ге́тьман (chess piece) · sh ца̏рица (female monarch) · hi फ़रज़ी (chess piece) · uz motka (playing card) · he דָּמָה (playing card) · id permaisuri (wife of a king) · vi vợ vua (wife of a king) · de Kätzin (adult female cat) · id menteri (chess piece) · tl reyna (wife of a king) · fr dame (playing card) · es reina (reproductive female animal in a hive) · be фэрзь (chess piece) · nv kwį́į́n (female monarch) · wo buumi (female monarch) · el πούστης (slang: male homosexual) · io katino (adult female cat) · mn хатан хаан (female monarch) · nn kjette (adult female cat) · zh 皮蛋 (playing card) · sv but see okastrerad katta (adult female cat) · kk мәтке (playing card) · xh komani (female monarch) · ru кра́ля (playing card) · ky ферзь (chess piece) · fa بیبی (playing card) · bn রাণী (female monarch) · mr राणी (female monarch) · mt donna (playing card) · an reina (female monarch) · bg да́ма (playing card) · az قرالچه (female monarch) · pl hetman (chess piece) · arc ܡܠܟܬܐ (female monarch) · ne मन्त्री (chess piece) · sq mbretëreshë (female monarch) · yo aya oba (female monarch) · ak hemmea (female monarch) · sl kraljica (chess piece) · kmr şahbanû (female monarch) · sh dáma (playing card) · ceb hara (female monarch) · fr dame (chess piece) · tl haribini (female monarch) · gd banrigh (wife of a king) · sk dáma (playing card) · ur رانی (wife of a king) · txb lāntsa (female monarch) · esu uss'utali (female monarch) · he מַלְכָּה (female monarch) · nl dame (chess piece) · kk мәлике (female monarch) · fo drotning (female monarch) · nap riggina (female monarch) · nn dronning (chess piece) · is drottning (chess piece) · mn ᠬᠠᠲᠠᠨ (playing card) · cs královna (powerful or forceful female person) · wa rinne (female monarch) · cs dáma (playing card) · sh kràljica (wife of a king) · uk да́ма (playing card) · enm quene (wife of a king) · nn dronning (reproductive female animal in a hive) · nn dame (playing card) · rap 'ariki vahine (wife of a king) · id homo (slang: male homosexual) · km រាជិនី (female monarch) · fi homo (slang: male homosexual) · fy keningin (female monarch) · zu indlovukazi (female monarch) · th ควีน (chess piece) · nl vrouw (playing card) · et lipp (chess piece) · ca marieta (slang: male homosexual) · mi kuini (female monarch) · pl królowa (chess piece) · sc arreina (female monarch) · sh ма̏тица (reproductive female animal in a hive) · gl raíña (playing card) · ru короле́ва (wife of a king) · es reina (female monarch) · fur reìne (female monarch) · tl reyna (female monarch) · xal хатн (female monarch) · yue 后 (chess piece) · th ราชินี (female monarch) · hu királynő (chess piece) · vo jikat (adult female cat) · pl pedał (slang: male homosexual) · id betina (adult female cat) · kk мәлике (wife of a king) · ro puicuță (slang: male homosexual) · tr kraliçe (reproductive female animal in a hive) · nb dronning (wife of a king) · ca reina (chess piece) · th แหม่ม (playing card) · kk король әйел (female monarch) · el βασίλισσα (female monarch) · nl kattin (adult female cat) · uk цари́ця (female monarch) · sv okastrerad honkatt (adult female cat) · ms rani (female monarch) · ko 궁비 (wife of a king) · fr reine (wife of a king) · lt aūkštys (playing card) · ca reina (female monarch) · nl dame (playing card) · hi मन्त्री (chess piece) · hi राणी (chess piece) · ja 后 (wife of a king) · lo ມະເຫສີ (female monarch) · mr राणी (playing card) · sq mbretëreshë (chess piece) · de Dame (chess piece) · nst hawkhamnyungz (female monarch) · mt reġina tan-naħal (reproductive female animal in a hive) · sw malkia (female monarch) · am ንግሥት (female monarch) · br damez (female monarch) · af koningin (reproductive female animal in a hive) · ba королева (female monarch) · lo ຄວີນ (chess piece) · hi रानी (wife of a king) · lv māte (reproductive female animal in a hive) · pap reina (female monarch) · nn hokatt (adult female cat) · et kuninganna (wife of a king) · io rejino (female monarch) · de Tunte (slang: male homosexual) · bg цари́ца (wife of a king) · sv fjolla (slang: male homosexual) · gv rein (wife of a king) · te రాణి (female monarch) · tr vezir (chess piece) · tk şa aýal (female monarch) · tr kraliçe (wife of a king) · yue 女 (playing card) · lo ເມັດ (chess piece) · fi kuningatar (wife of a king) · pl królowa (female monarch) · uk короле́ва (female monarch) · it checca (slang: male homosexual) · kn ರಾಣಿ (female monarch) · ro damă (chess piece) · fo drotning (wife of a king) · el βασίλισσα (powerful or forceful female person) · nb dame (playing card) · pt rainha (female monarch) · te రాణి (chess piece) · bn শাহবানু (chess piece) · nrf royne (wife of a king) · km ក្សត្រិយានី (female monarch) · pt rainha (wife of a king) · hy թագուհի (female monarch) · clt siepahruonung (female monarch) · es reina (powerful or forceful female person) · ro regină (female monarch) · id banci (slang: male homosexual) · grc ἄνασσα (female monarch) · hi रानी (chess piece) · sms neezzan koonǥõs (female monarch) · ar فرزان (chess piece) · ase G@Chest-PalmDown G@Abdomen (playing card) · id wazir (chess piece) · ru короле́ва (chess piece) · ms permaisuri (chess piece) · oc reina (female monarch) · kk патшаханым (female monarch) · ext reina (female monarch) · xal берсн (chess piece) · nv łį́ʼígíí (playing card) · lt motinėlė (reproductive female animal in a hive) · zh 女王 (female monarch) · af vrou (playing card) · ko 여왕 (female monarch) · fa وَزیر (chess piece) · el βασίλισσα (chess piece) · nb hunkatt (adult female cat) · ar مَلِكَة (female monarch) · el βασίλισσα (reproductive female animal in a hive) · mk матица (reproductive female animal in a hive) · sv drottning (chess piece) · gl dama (chess piece) · ko 왕비 (wife of a king) · gv moir (reproductive female animal in a hive) · lt valdovė (chess piece) · zh Q (playing card) · it donna (playing card) · lo ກະສັດຕີ (female monarch) · tg модка (playing card) · th เม็ด (chess piece) · pt dama (playing card) · el γάτα (adult female cat) · he חֲתוּלָה (adult female cat) · ug خانىش (female monarch) · vi nữ hoàng (female monarch) · ca reina (powerful or forceful female person) · fr reine (female monarch) · rup vãsiloanji (female monarch) · ml രാജ്ഞി (chess piece) · lb Damm (chess piece) · sv dam (playing card) · sk kráľovná (reproductive female animal in a hive) · he מַלְכָּה (playing card) · az qadın (playing card) · gl gata (adult female cat) · cy brenhines (female monarch) · pt rainha (reproductive female animal in a hive) · bg цари́ца (female monarch) · lt karalienė (wife of a king) · id rani (female monarch) · ig nwaanyi (female monarch) · el βασίλισσα (wife of a king) · sh кра̀љица (female monarch) · gl raíña (chess piece) · sa राज्ञी (female monarch) · de Dame (playing card) · ms menteri (chess piece) · th ควีน (playing card) · cs královna (playing card) · nrf reine (wife of a king) · ru цари́ца (wife of a king) · sl kraljica (playing card) · sh kràljica (chess piece) · mt qattusa (adult female cat) · sh кра̀љица (powerful or forceful female person) · ro pisică (adult female cat) · mk кралица (female monarch) · hu királynő (female monarch) · da dronning (wife of a king) · nl wijfjeskat (adult female cat) · grc βασίλισσα (female monarch) · da dronning (chess piece) · hy դամա (playing card) · tr ibne (slang: male homosexual) · az kraliçə (female monarch) · rm rigegna (female monarch) · hi मलिका (female monarch) · nah cihuatlahtoāni (female monarch) · lo ຣາຊິນີ (female monarch) · as ৰাণী (female monarch) · az kraliça (playing card) · gv benrein (chess piece) · ru короле́ва (female monarch) · vi quý phi (wife of a king) · tk prezi (chess piece) · enm quene (female monarch) · id hombre (slang: male homosexual) · sje drodnik (female monarch) · fo løða (adult female cat) · tr kraliçe (female monarch) · be ге́тман (chess piece) · ms bendahara (chess piece) · fi akka (playing card) · ml റാണി (female monarch) · lv karaliene (female monarch) · ka დედოფალი (chess piece) · ro regină (wife of a king) · bg крали́ца (wife of a king) · eo damo (chess piece) · sh да́ма (playing card) · ttj omukamakati class 1 (female monarch) · inh сув (female monarch) · lt katė (adult female cat) · eu erregina (reproductive female animal in a hive) · ja 王 (female monarch) · ru цари́ца (reproductive female animal in a hive) · ase G@Chest-PalmDown G@Abdomen (chess piece) · he מַלְכָּה (chess piece) · id ratu (female monarch) · eu erregina (chess piece) · vi bà chúa (female monarch) · scn riggina (female monarch) · hi मंत्री (chess piece) · af dame (chess piece) · hy թագուհի (wife of a king) · ca reina (reproductive female animal in a hive) · uz farzin (chess piece) · es dama (chess piece) · gv benrein (female monarch) · az vəzir (chess piece) · bua хатан (female monarch) · ja クイーン (chess piece) · pl homo (slang: male homosexual) · nb dronning (chess piece) · be візы́р (chess piece) · oui 𐽲𐽰𐾀𐽳𐽺 (female monarch) · bn মন্ত্রী (chess piece) · ca gata (adult female cat) · be карале́ва (female monarch) · he מַלְכָּה (reproductive female animal in a hive) · sh mȁtica (reproductive female animal in a hive) · sh cȁrica (female monarch) · zh 王后 (female monarch) · mt sultana (chess piece) · nn dronning (female monarch) · bg да́ма (chess piece) · yue 皇后 (chess piece) · lv dāma (chess piece) · lt karalienė (female monarch) · hi रानी (playing card) · hi वज़ीर (chess piece) · es loca (slang: male homosexual) · fi kuningatar (chess piece) · is drolla (chess piece) · la rēgīna (wife of a king) · kk ханым (female monarch) · ms ratu (female monarch) · hil hara (female monarch) · tl hariginang (female monarch) · it ape regina (reproductive female animal in a hive) · da bøsse (slang: male homosexual) · sk kráľovná (wife of a king) · hu dáma (playing card) · fi emo (reproductive female animal in a hive) · vi hoàng hậu (wife of a king) · mr राणी (wife of a king) · ase G@Chest-PalmDown G@Abdomen (slang: male homosexual) · nl poes (adult female cat) · ru цари́ца (female monarch) · ar مَلِكَة (female monarch) · nb hunnkatt (adult female cat) · ar ملكة (female monarch) · gl raíña (powerful or forceful female person) · ga banríon (playing card) · km មហេសី (female monarch) · nds Königin (female monarch) · be да́ма (playing card) · is læða (adult female cat) · lo ລາຊິນີ (female monarch) · pt gata (adult female cat) · ro damă (playing card) · mn ᠬᠠᠲᠤᠨ ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ (female monarch) · yi מלכּה (wife of a king) · eo reĝino (wife of a king) · hi रानी (female monarch) · ja クイーン (playing card) · nds Keunigin (female monarch) · yi קיניגין (female monarch) · si අගමෙහෙසිය (female monarch) · my ဘုရင်မ (female monarch) · nn katte (adult female cat) · la rēgīna (female monarch) · nb kjette (adult female cat) · sw malkia (chess piece) · fi naaraskissa (adult female cat) · is drottning (wife of a king) · fr reine (reproductive female animal in a hive) · km នាង (chess piece) · vi bà chúa (powerful or forceful female person) · ko 황후 (female monarch) · enm fers (chess piece) · ru ферзь (chess piece) · gv benrein (playing card) · sl dama (playing card) · fa فَرْزین (chess piece) · da dame (chess piece) · yi מלכּה (female monarch) · ko 왕후 (wife of a king) · ja 妃 (wife of a king) · ca reina (playing card) · cs královna (wife of a king) · cic minko' imihoo (playing card) · ru ма́тка (reproductive female animal in a hive) · sh кра̀љица (chess piece) · et kuninganna (female monarch) · ang cwēn (wife of a king) · lij reginn-a (female monarch) · lt dama (playing card) · pi rājinī (female monarch) · sw mzungu wa pili (playing card) · ja 女王 (female monarch) · it regina (chess piece) · so boqorad (female monarch) · rap 'ariki vahine (female monarch) · ga banríon (chess piece) · th พระราชินี (female monarch) · ml രാജ്ഞി (playing card) · gl raíña (female monarch) · fa فَرْزِین (chess piece) · cs královna (reproductive female animal in a hive) · lv dāma (playing card) · mn хатан (playing card) · mfe larenn (female monarch) · hu királyné (wife of a king) · fa وَزِیر (chess piece) · mwl reina (female monarch) · bn শাহবানু (female monarch) · ur بی بی (playing card) · my မိဖုရား (female monarch) · eo reĝino (playing card) · ms suri (female monarch) · tn kgosigadi (female monarch) · ja 女王 (reproductive female animal in a hive) · ka დედოფალი (female monarch) · ang cwēn (female monarch) · de Königin (wife of a king) · sh кра̀љица (wife of a king) · es reina (playing card) · nrf ranne (wife of a king) · hi राज्ञी (female monarch) · zh 皇后 (chess piece) · rsk кралїца (female monarch) · fi valtiatar (powerful or forceful female person) · nds Daam (chess piece) · ms ratu (chess piece) · ur مَہَارَانی (female monarch) · fo frúgv (chess piece) · pt mestra (reproductive female animal in a hive) · lt galvinis (playing card) · scn rigina (female monarch) · csb królewô (female monarch) · fa شَهْبانو (wife of a king) · az kraliça (female monarch) · ro domnișoară (slang: male homosexual) · hi महारानी (female monarch) · ia regina (female monarch) · hrx Keenichin (female monarch) · nb dronning (female monarch) · ha sarauniya (female monarch) · mt reġina (female monarch) · fr folle (slang: male homosexual) · sd راڻي (female monarch) · uz qirolicha (female monarch) · mfe larenn (wife of a king) · ro regină (reproductive female animal in a hive) · es reina (wife of a king) · vo reg (female monarch) · sv bög (slang: male homosexual) · oc reina (chess piece) · ro regină (powerful or forceful female person) · is drottning (reproductive female animal in a hive) · my စစ်ကဲ (chess piece) · ar وَزِير (chess piece) · pt bicha (slang: male homosexual) · uz malika (female monarch) · fi kuningatar (female monarch) · ase G@Chest-PalmDown G@Abdomen (wife of a king) · pl caryca (powerful or forceful female person) · th เกย์ควีน (slang: male homosexual) · th ราชินี (powerful or forceful female person) · yue 王后 (female monarch) · ur فَرْزی (chess piece) · ko 여왕 (reproductive female animal in a hive) · ase G@Chest-PalmDown G@Abdomen (reproductive female animal in a hive) · ps راڼۍ (female monarch) · zh 圈兒 /圈儿 (playing card) · vo jireg (female monarch) · sh kràljica (powerful or forceful female person) · pt dama (chess piece)

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queen en · VERB

Pronunciation

[kʰw̥iːn]
kwēn
(US) audio
/kwiːn/

Etymology

Meanings

(intransitive, obsolete) To act the part of a queen; to behave imperiously; to queen it.
(transitive) To make a queen or (figuratively) to give the status of a queen.
- This dreame of mine / Being now awake, Ile Queene it no inch farther, / But milke my Ewes, and weepe. c. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iv], page 295, column 1:
To promote a pawn to a queen.
- Neither King will be able to stop the opponent's pawns from queening, when the game should be a draw. In such cases, which side queens first, or queens with check, can make a crucial difference. In this case, White promotes his pawn first and is able to put this advantage to good use. 2003, Yasser Seirawan, Winning Chess Endings, London: Everyman Chess, →ISBN, page 39:
To be the queen bee of a colony.
- They have all been queened by imported stock, or the best of home-bred mothers. 1882 November 22, E. L. Briggs, “Development of ‘The Coming Bee’”, in The American Bee Journal, volume 18, number 47, retrieved 15 Jan 2022, page 743:
- The nucleus should not be queened by a queen from any of the parent colonies. 1957, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (India), The Wealth of India, page 263:
To provide with a new queen bee.
- If such a queen is immediately allowed to run through the entrance of a queenless colony, the queening is usually successful. 1967, Everett Franklin Phillips, Are Bees Reflex Machines?:
- Sealed cells with about to emerge queens are used for queening the divisions. 2007, NPCS Board of Consultants & Engineers, The Complete Book on Beekeeping and Honey Processing, →ISBN, page 389:
- In queening his apiary, he aims to keep about half of the queens of the current season's rearing, and the other of the summer preceding. 1896, The Progressive Bee-Keeper, page 320:
- Once you have introduced the queen, the first three steps of the capture have been completed, namely: blocking the tree, providing an alternate home, and queening the colony. 1980, Robert E. Donovan, Hunting Wild Bees:
(of a woman, slang, transitive, usually) To sit on a person’s face to receive oral sex, typically while straddling the person’s head.
- She saw his pink tongue flickering on Clare's exposed nympha as she queened him, her love juices shining on his chin and throat[…] 2012, Yolanda Celbridge, The Castle of Maldona:
- The classic posture, in which you lie on your back while the male serves you, may make him feel arrogant and in charge. Try Queening him. Have him lie on his back while you sit on his face (make sure he has an airway through either his mouth or his nose). 1996, Lorelei, The Mistress Manual: The Good Girl’s Guide to Female Dominance, Scranton, Pennsylvania: Berkana Press, →ISBN, page 138:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
queene		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic
queyne		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic
quene		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic
queening	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
queened	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
queened	Tense=Past		lexicographic
queens	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic

Antonyms

dequeen

Deriveds

queener · queening stool · queening square

facesitting · queen out · smothering

Synonyms

face-sit · king

Translations (30)

vi chọn làm nữ hoàng (to make a queen) · sv göra till drottning (chess: to convert a pawn into a queen) · pt promover (chess: to convert a pawn into a queen) · vi đăng quang (to make a queen) · da krone (to make a queen) · fr damer (chess: to convert a pawn into a queen) · pl ukoronować (to make a queen) · sk korunovať (to make a queen) · pl czynić hetmanem (chess: to convert a pawn into a queen) · vi chọn làm hoàng hậu (to make a queen) · sv kröna (to make a queen) · sv göra till drottning (to make a queen) · fi tehdä kuningattareksi (to make a queen) · pl koronować (to make a queen) · vi nâng thành Hậu (quân) (chess: to convert a pawn into a queen) · gv immee gys benrein (chess: to convert a pawn into a queen) · da gøre til dronning (to make a queen) · ga ríonaigh (to make a queen) · pt coroar (rainha) (to make a queen) · it incoronare (to make a queen) · da gøre til dronning (chess: to convert a pawn into a queen) · da udnævne til dronning (to make a queen) · sv gå i dam (chess: to convert a pawn into a queen) · pl uczynić hetmanem (chess: to convert a pawn into a queen) · fi korottaa kuningattareksi (chess: to convert a pawn into a queen) · es coronar (chess: to convert a pawn into a queen) · ro încorona (to make a queen) · ar تفرزن (chess: to convert a pawn into a queen) · ru провести́ в ферзи́ (chess: to convert a pawn into a queen) · cs povýšit na královnu (chess: to convert a pawn into a queen)

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queen en · NOUN

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queen en · VERB

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