Queen vs. Sovereign — What's the Difference?

The wife or widow of a king.

A former British gold coin worth one pound sterling, now only minted for commemorative purposes.

A female sovereign.

Sovereign is a title which can be applied to the highest leader in various categories. The word is borrowed from Old French souverain, which is ultimately derived from the Latin word superānus, meaning "above".

A woman considered preeminent in a particular field

A supreme ruler, especially a monarch

A woman chosen as the winner of a contest or the honorary head of an event

Possessing supreme or ultimate power

Something having eminence or supremacy in a given domain and personified as a woman

Very good or effective

The most powerful chess piece, able to move in any direction over any number of empty squares in a straight line.

A king, queen, or other noble person who serves as chief of state; a ruler or monarch.

A playing card bearing the figure of a queen, ranking above the jack and below the king.

A national governing council or committee.

The sole reproductive female, or one of several such females, in a colony of eusocial insects, such as bees, wasps, ants, or termites.

A nation that governs territory outside its borders.

The reproductive female in a colony of naked mole rats.

A gold coin formerly used in Great Britain.

A mature female cat, especially one kept for breeding purposes.

Self-governing; independent

Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a gay man.

Having supreme rank or power

A queen-size bed.

Paramount; supreme

To make (a woman) a queen.

Of superlative strength or efficacy

(Games) To raise (a pawn) to queen in chess.

Unmitigated

To become a queen in chess.

Exercising power of rule.

Of or relating to a queen-size bed

Exceptional in quality.

The wife, consort, or widow of a king.

Extremely potent or effective (of a medicine, remedy etc.).

A female monarch.

Having supreme, ultimate power.

A woman whose pre-eminence, power, or forcefulness is comparable to that of a queen.

Princely; royal.

(Christianity) The Virgin Mary (especially in formulations such as Queen of Heaven, Queen of Glory).

Predominant; greatest; utmost; paramount.

An excellent woman.

A monarch; the ruler of a country.

A woman pre-eminent in a particular group or field.

One who is not a subject to a ruler or nation.

An attractive woman; a female partner in a romantic relationship.

A gold coin of the United Kingdom, with a nominal value of one pound sterling but in practice used as a bullion coin.

Something regarded as the greatest of its kind or as having pre-eminence or power comparable to that of a queen over a given area.

A former Australian gold coin, minted from 1855–1931, of one pound value.

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A very large champagne bottle with the capacity of about 25 liters, equivalent to 3 standard bottles.

A chess piece that, under contemporary rules, is the most powerful, able to move any number of spaces horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.

Any butterfly of the tribe Nymphalini, or genus Basilarchia, as the ursula and the viceroy.

A playing card with a depiction of a queen on it, generally ranking next below the king and above the jack in a given suit.

A large, garish ring; a sovereign ring.

A red disk that is the most valuable piece in the Asian game of carrom.

(transitive) To rule over as a sovereign.

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Supreme or highest in power; superior to all others; chief; as, our sovereign prince.

(obsolete) A type of flatfish, specifically the lemon sole.

Independent of, and unlimited by, any other; possessing, or entitled to, original authority or jurisdiction; as, a sovereign state; a sovereign discretion.

(rare) A queen apple.

Princely; royal.

A queen scallop.

Predominant; greatest; utmost; paramount.

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Efficacious in the highest degree; effectual; controlling; as, a sovereign remedy.

A type of large roofing slate.

The person, body, or state in which independent and supreme authority is vested; especially, in a monarchy, a king, queen, or emperor.

A homosexual man, especially one regarded as effeminate.

A gold coin of Great Britain, on which an effigy of the head of the reigning king or queen is stamped, valued at one pound sterling, or about $4.86.

An adult female cat capable of breeding.

Any butterfly of the tribe Nymphalidi, or genus Basilarchia, as the ursula and the viceroy.

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A nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right

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Of political bodies;

Pertaining to a queen-size bed or queen-size bedding.

Greatest in status or authority or power;

A monarch butterfly (Danaus spp., especially Danaus gilippus).

To act the part of a queen; to behave imperiously; to queen it.

(transitive) To make a queen or (figuratively) to give the status of a queen.

(chess) To promote a pawn to a queen.

(beekeeping) To be the queen bee of a colony.

(beekeeping) To provide with a new queen bee.

To sit on a person’s face to receive oral sex, typically while straddling the person’s head.

The wife of a king.

A woman who is the sovereign of a kingdom; a female monarch; as, Elizabeth, queen of England; Mary, queen of Scots.

A woman eminent in power or attractions; the highest of her kind; as, a queen in society; - also used figuratively of cities, countries, etc.

The fertile, or fully developed, female of social bees, ants, and termites.

The most powerful, and except the king the most important, piece in a set of chessmen.

A playing card bearing the picture of a queen; as, the queen of spades.

A male homosexual, esp. one who is effeminate or dresses in women's clothing.

To act the part of a queen.

To make a queen (or other piece, at the player's discretion) of by moving it to the eighth row; as, to queen a pawn.

The only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs

A female sovereign ruler

The wife or widow of a king

Something personified as a woman who is considered the best or most important of her kind;

A competitor who holds a preeminent position

Offensive terms for an openly homosexual man

One of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a queen

(chess) the most powerful piece

Especially large and only member of a colony of naked mole rats to bear offspring sired by only a few males

Female cat

Promote to a queen, as of a pawn in chess

Become a queen;