Public-domain · open source
OpenJurist

Queen

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States · John Bouvier · 1839

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States

There are several kinds of queens in some countries.

1.

Queen regnant, is a woman who possesses in her own right the executive power of the country; 2, Queen consort, is the wife of a king; 3. Queen dowager, is the widow aking. In the United States there i8 no one with this title.