QUEEN, n.
1. The consort of a king a queen consort.
2. A woman who is the sovereign of a kingdom a queen-regent as Elizabeth, queen of England Mary, queen of Scotland.
3. The sovereign of a swarm of bees, or the female of the hive.
A hive of bees cannot subsist without a queen.
Queen of the meadows, meadow sweet, a plant of the genus Spiraea.
QUEEN, To play the queen to act the part or character of a queen.
The King James Bible has stood its ground for nearly 400 years. However, during that time the English language has changed, and with it the meanings of some words it used. Here are more than 6,500 words whose definitions have changed since 1611.Wikipedia
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