- Queen-mother
- [ʹkwi:nʹmʌðə] n
вдовствующая королева; королева-мать
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
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Queen mother — is a title or position reserved for a widowed queen consort (a queen dowager ) whose son or daughter from that marriage is the reigning monarch. [A queen mother is defined as A Queen dowager who is the mother of the reigning sovereign by both the … Wikipedia
Queen Mother — n [singular] the mother of the ruling king or queen Queen Mother 2 Queen Mother, the (1900 2002) the mother of the British Queen Elizabeth II, whose official title was Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. She was one of the most popular members of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Queen mother — Queen Queen, n. [OE. quen, quene, queen, quean, AS. cw[=e]n wife, queen, woman; akin to OS. qu[=a]n wife, woman, Icel. kv[=a]n wife, queen, Goth. q[=e]ns. [root]221. See {Quean}.] 1. The wife of a king. [1913 Webster] 2. A woman who is the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
queen mother — n. a queen dowager who is mother of a reigning sovereign … English World dictionary
queen mother — ► NOUN ▪ the widow of a king and mother of the sovereign … English terms dictionary
queen mother — noun a queen dowager who is mother of the reigning sovereign • Hypernyms: ↑queen dowager * * * noun : a queen dowager who is mother of the reigning sovereign * * * a queen dowager who is mother of a reigning sovereign. [1570 80] * * * queen… … Useful english dictionary
Queen Mother — N PROPER: the N The Queen Mother is the mother of a ruling king or queen … English dictionary
Queen Mother Moore — (July 27, 1898 May 2, 1996) was an African American civil rights leader and a black nationalist who was friends with such civil rights leaders as Marcus Garvey, Nelson Mandela and Jesse Jackson. She was an important figure in the U.S. Civil… … Wikipedia
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother — [Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother] ; » Queen Mother … Useful english dictionary
Queen Mother, the — the mother of the present king or queen of a country … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
queen mother — queen′ moth′er n. gov a queen dowager who is mother of a reigning sovereign • Etymology: 1570–80 … From formal English to slang
