English > female monarch: 1 sense > noun 1, person | Meaning | A female sovereign ruler. |
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| Synonyms | queen, queen regnant |
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| Instances | Cleopatra | beautiful and charismatic queen of Egypt |
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| Isabella, Queen Isabella, Isabella I, Isabella the Catholic | The queen of Castile whose marriage to Ferdinand of Aragon in 1469 marked the beginning of the modern state of Spain |
| Liliuokalani, Lydia Kamekeha Paki Liliuokalani | queen of the Hawaiian islands (1838-1917) |
| Mary Queen of Scots, Mary Stuart | queen of Scotland from 1542 to 1567 |
| Member of | royalty, royal family, royal line, royal house | royal persons collectively |
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| Narrower | Queen of England | The sovereign ruler of England |
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| Broader | female aristocrat | A woman who is an aristocrat |
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| Opposite | king, male monarch, Rex | A male sovereign |
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| Spanish | monarca, reina, soberana reinante |
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| Catalan | monarca, reina |
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