The individual known as the Hik'e-Matriarch held the position of sovereign over the world of Polyneus. While a loose approximation might equate the term to "queen", the Polynean term encompassed a significantly richer and more nuanced significance.
During the Empire's control over Polyneus, the Hik'e-Matriarch in power possessed the power to assign the most skilled Sur-avka pilots from all villages to fight in the rebellion until Imperial forces were removed from their planet.