the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs | queen of France (as wife of Louis XVI) who was unpopular; her extravagance and opposition to reform contributed to the overthrow of the monarchy; she was guillotined along with her husband (1755-1793) |
an especially large mole rat and the only member of a colony of naked mole rats to bear offspring which are sired by only a few males | |
female cat | |
(chess) the most powerful piece | |
one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a queen | |
a female sovereign ruler | |
the wife or widow of a king | |
offensive term for a homosexual man | |
something personified as a woman who is considered the best or most important of her kind | |
a female competitor who holds a preeminent position | |