Queen

A woman who possesses the sovereignty and royal power in a country under a monarchical form of government. The wlfe of a king.

— Queen consort. In English law. The wife of a reigning king. 1 Bl. Comm. 218.

— Queen dowager. In English law. The widow of a king. 1 Bl. Comm. 223.

— Queen-gold. A royal revenue belonging to every queen consort during her marriage with the king, and due from every person who has made a voluntary fine or offer to the king of ten marks or upwards, in consideration of any grant or privilege conferred by the crown. It is now quite obsolete. 1 Bl. Comm. 220-222.

— Queen regnant. In English law. A queen who holds the crown in her own right; as the first Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth, Queen Anne, and the late Queen Victoria. 1 Bl. Comm. 218; 2 Steph. Comm. 465. For the titles and descriptions of various officers lu the English legal system, called "Queen's Advocate," "Queen's Coroner," "Queen's C o u n s e 1," "Queen's Proctor," "Queen's Remembrancer," etc., during the reign of a female sovereign, as in the time of the late Queen Victorla, see, now, under King and the followlug titles.