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Plural for the female ruler of an independent state, especially one who inherits the position by right of birth
“Only 30% of the population favor having a king or queen who inherits the position for life.”
Plural for a woman or thing regarded as the finest or most outstanding in a particular sphere or group
“It was considered the queen of downtown theaters owned by the Kleists, which included the Strand, the Eagle, the Oakland, and the Rialto.”
Plural for a lovely or beautiful woman
“Once the affairs are in order, I will return to you for you are my life and a queen in my eyes.”
(LGBT, slang, potentially derogatory) Plural for a gay man, especially one regarded as ostentatiously effeminate
“She was Priscilla, the queen of the desert!”
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