hetman — meaning in English

English meaning

• hetman noun A senior military commander or headman among the Cossacks, or a top military title historically used in Poland and Lithuania.
• queen noun A female monarch who rules a country, or the wife of a king.

Senses

hetman is used for these senses in English:

• hetman Title used by the second-highest military commander in Poland and Lithuania (15th to 18th century).
• queen (cards) 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.
• queen (chess) A chess piece that, under contemporary rules, is the most powerful, able to move any number of spaces horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.

queen — full definition

1. noun A female monarch who rules a country, or the wife of a king.
2. noun In chess, the most powerful piece, able to move any number of squares in any direction.
3. noun The single fertile female in a colony of bees, ants, or similar social insects.
4. verb In chess, to promote a pawn to a queen by reaching the far side of the board.

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