queen regnant
Noun 1. a female sovereign ruler (synonym) queen, female monarch (hypernym) female aristocrat (hyponym) Queen of England (member-holonym) royalty, royal family, royal line, royal house | ||||
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Queen regnant Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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queen regnant
queen regnant
queer \queer\ (?), v. t. [from queer, a.]
1. to puzzle. [prov. eng. or slang]
2. to ridicule; to banter; to rally. [slang]
3. to spoil the effect or success of, as by ridicule; to throw a wet blanket on; to spoil. [slang]
queen regnant
queer \queer\ (?), v. t. [from queer, a.]
1. to puzzle. [prov. eng. or slang]
2. to ridicule; to banter; to rally. [slang]
3. to spoil the effect or success of, as by ridicule; to throw a wet blanket on; to spoil. [slang]
Queen regnant Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Queen regnant
A queen regnant (plural "queens regnant") is a female monarch possessing and exercising all of the monarchal powers of a king, in contrast with a queen 'consort', who is the wife of a reigning king, and in and of herself has no official powers of state.
Technically, a king may also be a "king regnant" or a "king consort" — but this distinction is unusual and, for example, has been used only twice in the history of the British and its predecessor monarchies. In all current monarchies that allow for a queen regnant to take the Throne, the husband of such a queen is not titled king, generally ranking as a prince. The husband of Mary I of England and Ireland and the second husband of Mary I, Queen of Scots were both created kings consort of their wives' realms, but they were not liked, and the marriages were short. The husband of Mary II, Queen of England and Ireland, and Queen of Scots, was named king regnant co-sovereign with her, as William III of England, II of Scots, and I of Ireland — but this was the only occasion of co-sovereignty, at least officially. Thereafter, the husbands of queens regnant in Britain have been informally styled princes consort (the formal title "Prince Consort," however, having only been granted to Prince Albert, the husband of Queen Victoria).
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