English noun: Mary Stuart | |||
1. | Mary Stuart (person) 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 | ||
Instance hypernym | female monarch, queen, queen regnant | ||
Member meronym | Stuart | ||