queen

noun: the female ruler of an independent state, especially one who inherits the position by right of birth
- The queen addressed the nation in a televised speech.
noun: a king's wife
- The king and queen attended the coronation together.
noun: the most powerful piece in chess, capable of moving any number of squares in any direction
- Losing your queen early in a chess game can be a serious disadvantage.
noun: a woman or thing regarded as the finest or most outstanding in a particular sphere or group
- She was crowned queen of the prom.
noun: a reproductive female in a colony of social insects, especially ants, bees, wasps, or termites
- The queen ant laid thousands of eggs to grow the colony.
noun: a colloquial term for a gay man, particularly one who is flamboyant in manner or dress
- She called him the queen of the runway because of his flamboyant style.