(kc when queen reigning)

  • 1Queen's Commissioner — Commissaris van de Koningin Coat of Arms …

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  • 2Queen of the South F.C. — Infobox Football club clubname = Queen of the South fullname = Queen of the South Football Club nickname = The Doonhamers , Queens Queens | founded = March 1919 ground = Palmerston Park, Dumfries capacity = 6,412 chairman = manager = league =… …

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  • 3Queen in Council — noun (in the UK) the Privy Council as issuing Orders in Council or receiving petitions when the reigning monarch is a queen …

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  • 4Queen's evidence — /kwinz ˈɛvədəns/ (say kweenz evuhduhns) noun 1. evidence given by an accomplice in a crime on behalf of the Crown against the other defendants. –phrase 2. turn Queen s evidence, to give such evidence. Also, (when the reigning monarch is a man),… …

  • 5Queen's Counsel — /kwinz ˈkaʊnsəl / (say kweenz kownsuhl) noun (in some legal systems) a member of the senior of the two grades of barrister. Abbrev.: QC Compare junior (def. 9). Also, (when the reigning monarch is a man), King s Counsel. Usage: This title has… …

  • 6Queen's English — /kwinz ˈɪŋglɪʃ/ (say kweenz ingglish) noun standard Southern British English, especially considered as correct or desirable usage. Also, (when the reigning monarch is a man), King s English …

  • 7Queen's highway — /kwinz ˈhaɪweɪ/ (say kweenz huyway) noun British any portion of land or passage which every subject of the kingdom has a right to use. Also, (when the reigning monarch is a man), King s highway …

  • 8Queen's Scout — /kwinz ˈskaʊt/ (say kweenz skowt) noun a Scout who has achieved the greatest degree of proficiency in Scouting. Also, (when the reigning monarch is a man), King s Scout …

  • 9Queen's shilling — /kwinz ˈʃɪlɪŋ/ (say kweenz shiling) noun (when the reigning monarch was a woman) → King s shilling …

  • 10Queen's speech — /kwinz ˈspitʃ/ (say kweenz speech) noun (in Britain) a speech read by the sovereign to the assembled members of both houses of Parliament at the beginning of a new parliamentary session, reviewing the nation s affairs and outlining the government …