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queen [kwi:n]1 noun(a) (sovereign, king's wife) reine f;∎ the Queen of Spain/Belgium la reine d'Espagne/de Belgique;∎ Queen Elizabeth II la reine Élisabeth II;∎ she was queen to Charles II elle fut la reine ou l'épouse de Charles II;∎ British the Queen's Christmas message = discours télévisé et radiodiffusé de la reine le jour de Noël(b) (woman, place, thing considered best) reine f;∎ the queen of the blues la reine du blues;∎ the rose is the queen of flowers la rose est la reine des fleurs∎ he played his queen of clubs il joua sa dame de trèfle(d) (of bees, ants) reine f∎ to queen a pawn aller à dame∎ to queen it prendre des airs de (grande) marquise;∎ she thinks she can queen it over us! elle s'imagine qu'elle est supérieure à nous!□►► Queen Anne = style d'architecture et de mobilier du XVIIIème siècle caractérisé par des lignes sobres;Botany Queen Anne's lace carotte f sauvage;Entomology queen bee reine f des abeilles;Law Queen's Bench (Division) = en Angleterre et au pays de Galles, l'une des trois divisions de la "High Court", ≃ tribunal m de grande instance;queen consort reine f (épouse du roi);Queen's Counsel avocat(e) m,f de la Couronne (en Grande-Bretagne);Queen Elizabeth Islands les îles fpl de la Reine-Élisabeth;Queen's English = l'anglais britannique correct;∎ she speaks the Queen's English elle s'exprime dans un anglais très soigné;British the Queen's highway la voie publique;Queen Mother reine f mère;Architecture queen post clef f pendante latérale;Cookery queen of puddings = dessert à base de mie de pain, d'œufs, de confiture et de lait, garni de meringue;queen regent reine f régente;British Queen's Regulations règlement m militaire;queen scallop vanneau m (mollusque);Queen's Speech (in UK) = allocution prononcée par la reine (mais préparée par le gouvernement) lors de la rentrée parlementaire et dans laquelle elle définit les grands axes de la politique gouvernementale -
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['ri:‹ent](a person who governs in place of a king or queen: The prince was only two years old when the king died, so his uncle was appointed regent.) régent/-ente
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Queen regent — Queen Queen, n. [OE. quen, quene, queen, quean, AS. cw[=e]n wife, queen, woman; akin to OS. qu[=a]n wife, woman, Icel. kv[=a]n wife, queen, Goth. q[=e]ns. [root]221. See {Quean}.] 1. The wife of a king. [1913 Webster] 2. A woman who is the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Queen regent — Regent Re gent (r? jent), a. [L. regens, entis, p. pr. of regere to rule: cf. F. r[ e]gent. See {Regiment}.] 1. Ruling; governing; regnant. Some other active regent principle . . . which we call the soul. Sir M. Hale. [1913 Webster] 2. Exercising … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
queen regent — n. 1. a queen reigning in behalf of another person 2. rare var. of QUEEN REGNANT … English World dictionary
queen regent — noun a queen who serves as ruler when the king cannot • Hypernyms: ↑queen * * * noun (plural queens regent) : a queen ruling in behalf of another or in her own right * * * 1. a queen who reigns in behalf of another. 2. See queen regnant … Useful english dictionary
queen regent — The queen regent, regnant, or sovereign, is she who holds the crown in her own right, with all the same powers, prerogatives, rights, duties, and dignities, as if she had been a king. See 1 Bl Comm 218 … Ballentine's law dictionary
queen-regent — queen reˈgent noun A queen who reigns as regent • • • Main Entry: ↑queen … Useful english dictionary
queen regent — queen′ re′gent n. 1) gov a queen who reigns in behalf of another 2) gov queen regnant • Etymology: 1755–65 … From formal English to slang
queen regent — 1. a queen who reigns in behalf of another. 2. See queen regnant. [1755 65] * * * … Universalium
queen regent — reigning queen, queen who is in power … English contemporary dictionary
queen regent — /kwin ˈridʒənt/ (say kween reejuhnt) noun a queen who rules on behalf of another person …
Regent — Re gent (r? jent), a. [L. regens, entis, p. pr. of regere to rule: cf. F. r[ e]gent. See {Regiment}.] 1. Ruling; governing; regnant. Some other active regent principle . . . which we call the soul. Sir M. Hale. [1913 Webster] 2. Exercising… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English