Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
{Queen conch} (Zo["o]l.), a very large West Indian cameo
conch ({Cassis cameo}). It is much used for making cameos.
{Queen consort}, the wife of a reigning king. --Blackstone.
{Queen dowager}, the widow of a king.
{Queen gold}, formerly a revenue of the queen consort of
England, arising from gifts, fines, etc.
{Queen mother}, a queen dowager who is also mother of the
reigning king or queen.
{Queen of May}. See {May queen}, under {May}.
{Queen of the meadow} (Bot.), a European herbaceous plant
({Spir[ae]a Ulmaria}). See {Meadowsweet}.
{Queen of the prairie} (Bot.), an American herb ({Spir[ae]a
lobata}) with ample clusters of pale pink flowers.
{Queen pigeon} (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of very
large and handsome crested ground pigeons of the genus
{Goura}, native of New Guinea and the adjacent islands.
They are mostly pale blue, or ash-blue, marked with white,
and have a large occipital crest of spatulate feathers.
Called also {crowned pigeon}, {goura}, and {Victoria
pigeon}.
{Queen regent}, or {Queen regnant}, a queen reigning in her
own right.
{Queen's Bench}. See {King's Bench}.
{Queen's counsel}, {Queen's evidence}. See {King's counsel},
{King's evidence}, under {King}.
{Queen's delight} (Bot.), an American plant ({Stillinqia
sylvatica}) of the Spurge family, having an herbaceous
stem and a perennial woody root.
{Queen's metal} (Metal.), an alloy somewhat resembling pewter
or britannia, and consisting essentially of tin with a
slight admixture of antimony, bismuth, and lead or copper.
{Queen's pigeon}. (Zo["o]l.) Same as {Queen pigeon}, above.
{Queen's ware}, glazed English earthenware of a cream color.
{Queen's yellow} (Old Chem.), a heavy yellow powder
consisting of a basic mercuric sulphate; -- formerly
called {turpetum minerale}, or {Turbith's mineral}.
Source : WordNet®
queen regnant
n : a female sovereign ruler [syn: {queen}, {female monarch}]
[ant: {king}, {king}]