queen

1. A woman whose pre-eminence, power, or forcefulness is comparable to that of a queen.Examples: "[…] and yet I will not ſay but amongſt duſt there is Pearle found, and in hard rockes Dyamonds of great value, and ſo amongſt many women there are ſome good, as that gracious and glorious Queene of all woman kinde the Virgin Mary the mother of al bliſſe, what wun her honour, but an humble minde and her paines and loue vnto our Sauiour Chriſt."Synonyms: goddess, advocatrix, Blessed Virgin, Blessed Virgin Mary, Christotokos, lady, Madonna, Mother of God

2. A woman whose pre-eminence, power, or forcefulness is comparable to that of a queen.Examples: "Know you the town is full of folks? Know you the shows are full of queens? That every mail is full of jokes Born of the nation's brightest beans?"; "When I find my queen, we’re having a whole tribe like our grandparents used to swing it back in the day."Synonyms: goddess, honeyslang

3. Referring to one of several items used in tabletop games:Examples: "For this cauſe that when he [the pawn] can procede so well in warre, as to arriue at the laſte rancke of hys enemies, he is choſen and made the beſt piece of the playe, to wit, he is the Quene."; "And, further, let us ſuppoſe, that your King is at Liberty to attack his Pawns upon one Side of the Board, by reckoning how many moves it will take your King to march and take thoſe two Pawns, and alſo, by adding the Number of Moves, which will be neceſſary for you to make a Queen with one of your Pawns: You will, by this Method, find out the exact number of Moves, before you can make a Queen."Synonyms: bitch, dame, lady, old lady, whore

4. Referring to one of several items used in tabletop games:Examples: "There is 5. trumps beside the Queene, yᵉ hindmost yᵘ shalt finde her"; "Behold four Kings in majesty rever'd, / With hoary whiskers and a forky beard: / And four fair Queens whose hands sustain a flow'r / Th’ expressive emblem of their softer power; / Four Knaves, in garbs succinct, a trusty band, /Caps on their heads, and halberds in their hand; / And particolour’d troops, a shining train, / Draw forth to combat on the velvet plain."; "Just remember that a nine or ten on the flop may trap you against the early raiser if he’s holding a big pair, or if he catches an ace or king or queen — or even a jack — on a later round."Synonyms: bitch, cowgirl, girl, lady, mop squeezer

5. (obsolete) A type of flatfish, specifically the lemon sole.obsolete

6. (rare) A queen apple.rare