Either of two upright timbers between the tie beam and principal rafters of a roof truss.
桁架双柱之一，支撑屋顶的内柱，雌柱
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The diagonals can be bent slightly at the queen posts to alter the angle and reach before finally fixing the outer ends to the solebar in the desired position.
A section of the tie beam between the queen posts may be removed to create a hammerbeam roof.
Yesterday, I was whingeing on about the window in my room being hidden behind the king post roof support and moaning that we should have changed it for a smaller queen post.
This roof also displays a fine set of original iron straps linking the queen posts with the tie beams using an unusual system of pegs.