the wife of a king.-a woman who is the sovereign of a kingdom; a female monarch; as, elizabeth, queen of england; mary, queen of scots.-a woman eminent in power or attractions; the highest of her kind; as, a queen in society; -- also used figuratively of cities, countries, etc.-the fertile, or fully developed, female of social bees, ants, and termites.-the most powerful, and except the king the most important, piece in a set of chessmen.-a playing card bearing the picture of a queen; as, the queen of spades.-a male homosexual, esp. one who is effeminate or dresses in women's clothing.-to act the part of a queen.-to make a queen (or other piece, at the player's discretion) of by moving it to the eighth row; as, to queen a pawn.