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queen mother
(redirected from Elizabeth, the Queen Mother)

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queen mother
n.
A dowager queen who is the mother of a reigning monarch.
queen mother
Noun
the widow of a former king who is also the mother of the reigning sovereign
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Noun1.queen motherqueen mother - a queen dowager who is mother of the reigning sovereign
queen dowager - the widow of a king
Translations
queen mother n → reina madre
queen mother n → reine mère f
queen mother queen n → Königinmutter f
queen mother n → regina madre


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In recent years the 70-year-old queen has moved to answer some criticisms of the monarchy by agreeing to pay income tax and by reducing the number of royals on the public payroll to just three - herself; her husband, Prince Philip; and Queen Elizabeth, the queen mother.
QUEEN ELIZABETH CONSIDERS MAJOR CHANGES IN MONARCHY by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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