HyperDic: mary_queen_of_scots

English > 1 sense of the expression Mary Queen of Scots:
NOUNperson Mary Queen of Scots, Mary Stuartqueen of Scotland from 1542 to 1567
English > Mary Queen of Scots: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaningqueen of Scotland from 1542 to 1567; as a Catholic she was forced to abdicate in favor of her son and fled to England where she was imprisoned by Elizabeth I; when Catholic supporters plotted to put her on the English throne she was tried and executed for sedition (1542-1587).
SynonymMary Stuart
Instance ofqueen, queen regnant, female monarchA female sovereign ruler
Member ofStuartThe royal family that ruled Scotland from 1371-1714 and ruled England from 1603 to 1649 and again from 1660 to 1714

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