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noun
A female monarch who reigns in her own right, in contrast to a queen consort, who is the wife of a reigning monarch.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: woman king
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a female sovereign ruler
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: queen, female monarch
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: female aristocrat
Narrower terms: Queen of England, Cleopatra, Isabella, Queen Isabella, Isabella I, Isabella the Catholic, Liliuokalani, Lydia Kamekeha Paki Liliuokalani, Mary Queen of Scots, Mary Stuart
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