QUEENMOTHER

Queen mother

A Queen mother is a dowager queen who is the mother of the reigning monarch. The term has been used in English since at least 1577. It arises in hereditary monarchies in Europe and is also used to describe a number of similar yet distinct monarchical concepts in non-European cultures around the world.

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queen mother

Noun

  1. A widowed queen consort (a queen dowager) whose son or daughter from that marriage is the reigning monarch.


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