MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS

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Meaning:

Queen of Scotland from 1542 to 1567; as a Catholic she was forced to abdicate in favor of her son and fled to England where she was imprisoned by Elizabeth I; when Catholic supporters plotted to put her on the English throne she was tried and executed for sedition (1542-1587)

Synonyms:

Mary Queen of Scots; Mary Stuart

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Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

female monarch; queen; queen regnant (a female sovereign ruler)

Holonyms ("Mary Queen of Scots" is a member of...):

Stuart (the royal family that ruled Scotland from 1371-1714 and ruled England from 1603 to 1649 and again from 1660 to 1714)

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