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
Scheherazade-Literature
KonrÁD-Hungarian, Czech, Slovak
Sham'a-Arabic
Benedyktbe-NE-diktPolish
Aldreda-Medieval English
Jerushajə-ROO-shə (English)Biblical