Queen

noun

1. 1

   A title used before the personal name of a queen.

   Queen Elizabeth II

   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.

2. 2

   radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter Q.

3. 3

   Variant of queenAlternative letter-case form of queen (“consort or widow of a king”).

4. 4

   Variant of queenAlternative letter-case form of queen (“female monarch”).

proper noun

1. 1

   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.

2. 2

   A surname transferred from the nickname, originating as a nickname.

3. 3

   An unincorporated community in Eddy County, New Mexico, United States, named after the Queen Ranch.

4. 4

   An unincorporated community in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States.

5. 5

   Variant of queenAlternative letter-case form of queen (“Virgin Mary”).

Forms

plural

Queens