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queen
Definition:
A queen is either the female ruler of a country or the wife of a king.
- Esther became the queen of the Persian empire when she married King Ahasuerus.
- Queen Jezebel was the evil wife of King Ahab.
- The Queen of Sheba was a famous ruler who came to visit King Solomon.
- A term such as "queen mother" usually referred to the mother or grandmother of a ruling king or the widow of the previous king. A queen mother had much influence; Athaliah, for example, influenced the people to worship idols.
(See also: Ahasuerus, Athaliah, Esther, king. Persia ruler, Sheba)