society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > royalty > [noun] > royal person(s) > queen > queen-dowager (6)
the widow of a king (frequently as a title).
The widow of a king who is also the mother of the reigning monarch. Also (in form Queen Mother) used as a title.
= queen mother, n. 1. Obsolete.
(an affectionate name for) Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (1900–2002), consort of King George VI of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and mother…