Queen

Queen
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Her Majesty the Queen; the official title of the queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The Queen is the official head of state of Britain and of other countries in the ↑commonwealth, but has little real political power. She has to give her official agreement (Royal Assent) to all new laws before they can actually become laws but in fact she does not have the right to refuse this agreement.

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  • Queen — Queen, n. [OE. quen, quene, queen, quean, AS. cw[=e]n wife, queen, woman; akin to OS. qu[=a]n wife, woman, Icel. kv[=a]n wife, queen, Goth. q[=e]ns. [root]221. See {Quean}.] 1. The wife of a king. [1913 Webster] 2. A woman who is the sovereign of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Queen — (engl. für ‚Königin‘) bezeichnet: queen consort, eine Ehegattin eines regierenden Monarchen queen regnant, eine aus eigenem Recht als Souverän regierende Monarchin meist als Synonym die amtierende britische Königin, siehe Elisabeth II. Queen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Queen — Queen, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Queened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Queening}.] (Chess.) To make a queen (or other piece, at the player s discretion) of by moving it to the eighth row; as, to queen a pawn. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • queen — I. noun Etymology: Middle English quene, from Old English cwēn woman, wife, queen; akin to Gothic qens wife, Greek gynē woman, Sanskrit jani Date: before 12th century 1. a. the wife or widow of a king b. the wife or widow of a tribal chief 2. a.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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