The difference between Queen and Queen consort

When used as nouns, queen means a female monarch. example: , whereas queen consort means the wife of a reigning king.


Queen is also verb with the meaning: to make a queen.

check bellow for the other definitions of Queen and Queen consort

  1. Queen as a noun:

    A female monarch. Example: .

  2. Queen as a noun:

    The wife or widow of a king.

  3. Queen as a noun (chess):

    The most powerful piece, able to move any number of spaces horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.

  4. Queen as a noun (card games):

    A playing card with the letter "Q" and the image of a queen on it, the twelfth card in a given suit.

  5. Queen as a noun:

    A red disk that is the most valuable piece in the Asian game of carom.

  6. Queen as a noun:

    A powerful or forceful female person.

  7. Queen as a noun (LGBT, slang, often, derogatory):

    An effeminate male homosexual.

  8. Queen as a noun:

    A reproductive female animal in a hive, such as an ant, bee, termite or wasp.

  9. Queen as a noun:

    An adult female cat valued for breeding. See also tom.

  10. Queen as a noun:

    A queen olive.

  11. Queen as a noun:

    A monarch butterfly (Danaus spp.)

  1. Queen as a verb:

    To make a queen.

  2. Queen as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):

    To act the part of a queen; to queen it.

  3. Queen as a verb (chess):

    To promote a pawn, usually to a queen.

  4. Queen as a verb (beekeeping):

    To provide with a new queen.

  5. Queen as a verb (beekeeping):

    To be the queen of a colony.

  6. Queen as a verb (BDSM, slang, transitive, of a female):

    To sit on the face of (a partner) to receive oral sex.

  1. Queen consort as a noun:

    The wife of a reigning king.

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