definition of
queen

[1] #1 queen n. the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs. wn

[2] #2 queen n. [queen regnant, female monarch] a female sovereign ruler. wn

[3] #3 queen n. the wife or widow of a king. wn

[4] #4 queen v. promote to a queen, as of a pawn in chess. wn

[5] #5 queen v. become a queen; "her pawn queened". wn