What is the fertile, or fully developed, female of social bees, ants, and termites. 5 5, (Chess) The most powerful, and except the king the most important, piece in a set of chessmen called?
queen — The fertile, or fully developed, female of social bees, ants, and termites. 5 5, (Chess) The most powerful, and except the king the most important, piece in a set of chessmen. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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