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queen consort

 noun HIST, POLbanríon fem3  c m ucéile an rí

queen

1. noun HIST, POL female monarch2. noun HIST, POL wife of king3. noun admired or important woman4. noun ZOOL insect5. noun GAMES in chess, cards6. noun effeminate man7. verb GAMES change pawn to queen
phrases
 1 noun HIST, POL female monarchbanríon fem3  c m uríon fem3  c m ushe became queen last year rinneadh banríon di anuraidhQueen Maeve an Bhanríon Méabh 2 (also queen consort) noun HIST, POL wife of kingbanríon fem3  c m ucéile masc4  c m ushe was queen to Philip II bhí sí ina céile ag Pilib II
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3 noun admired or important womanbanríon fem3  c m uthe queen of music banríon an cheoila queen among women plúr na mban, sméar mhullaigh na mban 4 noun ZOOL insectcráin fem5  c m umáthair áil  c m uqueen ant cráinseangán masc1queen wasp cráinfhoiche fem4 5 noun GAMES in chess, cardsbanríon fem3  c m ublack queen banríon dhubhqueen of hearts banríon hairt 6 noun informal, offensive effeminate manpiteog informal, offensive fem2  c m u 7 verb GAMES change pawn to queen TRANSITIVEríonaigh verb  c m u
phrases

to queen it over sb

 informal, pejorative to queen it over sb bheith i do mháistreás ar dhuine, bheith ag buannaíocht ar dhuine, bheith ag mursantacht ar dhuine

to take the Queen's shilling

 MILdul in arm na Breatainescilling na Banríona a ghlacadh

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