| NOUN | person | Mary Queen of Scots, Mary Stuart | queen of Scotland from 1542 to 1567 |
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| Meaning | queen 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). | |
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| Synonym | Mary Stuart | |
| Instance of | queen, queen regnant, female monarch | A female sovereign ruler |
| Member of | Stuart | The 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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