queen mother

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queen mother (plural queen mothers)

  1. A widowed queen consort (a queen dowager) whose son or daughter from that marriage is the reigning monarch.
  2. (figurative) A woman, especially an older woman, with authority, preeminence, impressive presence, and/or a founding role in a specified area.
    the queen mother of Canadian literature

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