1840 J. H. Parker (ed. 3) I. 182 The framework of a roof..is of two kinds, called ‘king-post roof’, and ‘queen-post roof’.
1951 N. Pevsner (Buildings of Eng.) 133 The barn of c.1600 with ten bays, a queen-post roof and attached to it outside..open timber arcades.
2002 (Nexis) 19 Jan. The Great Hall dates from the 1380s, with a magnificent queen-post roof and stone walls.