A word Queen in the end derives from either an Indo-European root *gwena (woman) via Old English cwén (woman, married woman, queen). Cf. Old Norse kvenna (woman), Gothic qens (married woman), Greek gynē (woman), Russian zhena, Sanskrit jani. It can use at times numbers of meanings:
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Political
The queen regnant is a female monarch
The queen consort is the wife of the king. Commonly the married man of a queen regnant is non referred to as king. In a United Kingdom, the term prince consort has been used.
The queen dowager is a woman who was queen consort however whose hubby has died or even abdicated, soul else with be monarch.
The queen mother is a queen dowager whose child, getting succeeded his or even her father, is at present a monarch.
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom [http://www.royal.gov.uk]
Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark [http://www.kongehuset.dk/english/]
Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands
Biology
The queen (insect) is the only female insect within the hive or even colony of social insects that is fertile & egg laying
The queen (cat) is the female cat, usually of these using a litter of kitty.
The queen (butterfly) is a butterfly species from a subfamily Danainae found in Oklahoma
The Queen bee is the only female honeybee in a hive that is fertile and egg laying
Game and Sport
A queen (chess) is the most mighty piece in the game of chess
Queen (chess engine) is the name of the chess engine
A queen (playing card) is the card in a deck of swimming cards or even tarot.
Queening is an act in the game of checkers, draughts, or even chess
The Queen's Club tennis club in London, or the annual tennis tournament held there.
Art and Literature
Queen (band) is a British rock b&, virtually all prolific in the Seventies and Eighties by having hits prefer "Bohemian Rhapsody" & "We Are The Champions".
Queen (album) is the band's debut album.
Queen: The Story of an American Family is a book by Alex Haley and a 1993 TV-miniseries according to a book.
Other
The queen sized bed.
The Drag queen is a type of entertainer.
The Prom Queen.
A "Queen's Scout Award" is the highest youth award in scouting when the British monarch is a female.
Queen is an (typically dyslogistic) slang expression for the gay man.
Queen' is utilized within many epithets of the Virgin Mary, including "Queen of the World," "Queen of Heaven," & "Queen of Angels."
Queening (sexual practice) is a sex act as well referred to as facesitting
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