queen regnant

noun

A female monarch who reigns in her own right, in contrast to a queen consort, who is the wife of a reigning monarch.

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woman kingqueenfemale monarch
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Meanings

nounqueen regnant (plural queens regnant)

plural queens regnant · alternative queen regnante

  1. A female monarch who reigns in her own right, in contrast to a queen consort, who is the wife of a reigning monarch.

    Synonyms: woman king

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA female monarch who reigns in her own right, in contrast to a queen consort, who is the wife of a reigning monarch.

Similar
woman king

More synonyms by meaning

nouna female sovereign ruler

Similar
queenfemale monarch
Broader
female aristocrat
Also see
queenwoman king

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bengali শাহবানু
  • শাহবানু (śahbanu)female monarch
Chinese Mandarin 當朝女王 /当朝女王
  • 當朝女王 /当朝女王 (dāngcháo nǚwáng)female monarch
Finnish hallitseva kuningatar
  • hallitseva kuningatarfemale monarch
Hungarian királynő
  • királynőfemale monarch
Malay ratu
  • ratufemale monarch
Polish królowa panująca
  • królowa panującafemale monarch
Portuguese rainha reinante
  • rainha reinantefemale monarch
Spanish reina reinante
  • reina reinantefemale monarch
Vietnamese nữ vương
  • nữ vươngfemale monarch
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Chicago

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