queen it



queen it

Act like a queen, domineer, as in She queened it over the family, treating her siblings like servants. This female counterpart of lord it over was used by Shakespeare in The Winter's Tale (4:4). [c. 1600]
See also: queen

queen it

To act like a queen; domineer: queens it over the whole family.
See also: queen

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Kojo-Western African, Akan
Lilibet-English
Gu&Eth;Mundr-Ancient Scandinavian
AlŽBeta-Slovak
NewtonNOO-tənEnglish
Thaddaeus-Biblical