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Queen
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(n.) The fertile, or fully developed, female of social bees, ants, and termites.
(2):
(n.) The most powerful, and except the king the most important, piece in a set of chessmen.
(3):
(v. i.) 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.
(4):
(n.) A woman eminent in power or attractions; the highest of her kind; as, a queen in society; - also used figuratively of cities, countries, etc.
(5):
(v. i.) To act the part of a queen.
(6):
(n.) A male homosexual, esp. one who is effeminate or dresses in women's clothing.
(7):
(n.) A playing card bearing the picture of a queen; as, the queen of spades.
(8):
(n.) A woman who is the sovereign of a kingdom; a female monarch; as, Elizabeth, queen of England; Mary, queen of Scots.
(9):
(n.) The wife of a king.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Queen'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/q/queen.html. 1828.
