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queen 1. a female sovereign who is the official ruler or head of state 2. the wife or widow of a king 3. a. the only fertile female in a colony of social insects, such as bees, ants, and termites, from the eggs of which the entire colony develops b. (as modifier): a queen bee 4. an adult female cat 5. one of four playing cards in a pack, one for each suit, bearing the picture of a queen 6. a chess piece, theoretically the most powerful piece, able to move in a straight line in any direction or diagonally, over any number of squares queen [kwēn] (invertebrate zoology) A mature, fertile female in a colony of ants, bees, or termites, whose function is to lay eggs. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| While its ostensible purpose was to justify and soften the blow of the seemingly inevitable rule of a female monarch (even if Isa bel had not ascended to the throne, Enrique's only offspring at this point was, and would remain, female), the work nonetheless contained overt criticisms of female "nature" with corresponding advice for how a female ruler might overcome these womanly pitfalls and still manage to rule justly and effectively. |
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