queenlike

English

Etymology

From queen +‎ -like.

Adjective

queenlike (comparative more queenlike, superlative most queenlike)

1. Resembling or characteristic of a queen (female monarch); regal, majestic.

   Synonyms: queenly, reginal

   Antonym: unqueenlike

2. (zoology) Resembling or characteristic of a queen (reproductive female animal).
   • 1991, Kenneth G Ross, Robert W Matthews, The social biology of wasps:

     Although the laying workers functioned in a queenlike manner, they were unable to suppress ovarian development as effectively as the queen.