queen's scout

American  

noun

1. king's scout.

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Queen's Scout British  

noun

1. US equivalent: Eagle Scout.  (in Britain and the Commonwealth when the sovereign is female) a Scout who has passed the highest tests of endurance, proficiency, and skill

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Etymology

Origin of queen's scout

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

Most of those present received the Queen's Scout Award, the highest honour a scout can achieve.

From BBC

The Queen's Scout Award is awarded to those scouts aged between 16 and 25 for achievements including carrying out regular community service for a year and completing a four-day expedition in unknown terrain.

From BBC

Polite and well-dressed, he had worked as an architect for the former Gwynedd county council, was an accomplished mountain climber, the president of his local climbing club, a Queen's scout leader and an experienced bee keeper.

From BBC

Last week, on the grounds that virtue in both of these pursuits is incompatible, the British Boy Scouts Association asked Queen's Scout Garland to turn in his uniform.

From Time Magazine Archive