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
Bronislavabrah-nee-SLAH-vah (Russian)Czech, Slovak, Russian
JØRn-Danish, Norwegian
Francesca[fræn'seskə]
ClÉMentkle-MAWNFrench
Baltazar-Judeo-Christian Legend
Askins['æskinz]