A queen regnant (plural: queens regnant) is a female monarch, equivalent in rank and title to a king, who reigns in her own right over a realm known as a "kingdom"; as opposed to a queen consort, who is the wife of a reigning king; or a queen regent, who is the guardian of a child monarch and rules temporarily in the child's stead, be it de jure in sharing power or de facto in …

Monarchy. Queen regnant, a female monarch of a Kingdom . List of queens regnant; Queen consort, the wife of a reigning king; Queen dowager, the widow of a king; Queen mother, a queen dowager who is the mother of a reigning monarch; Arts and entertainment Fictional characters. Queen (Marvel Comics), Adrianna "Ana" Soria Evil Queen, from Snow White; Red Queen …