king consort
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Noun
king consort (plural king consorts or kings consort)
- The husband of a queen regnant.
- Coordinate term: queen consort
- Near-synonym: prince consort (if not recognized as a king)
- 1998, Michael Ashley, British Monarchs: The Complete Genealogy, Gazetteer, and Biographical Encyclopedia of the Kings & Queens of Britain, page 639:
- It is also worth an aside here and noting that when Mary Queen of Scots married François, the French Dauphin in April 1558, he likewise became king consort of Scotland.
- 2022, FromSoftware (developer), Hidetaka Miyazaki, George R. R. Martin (writers), Elden Ring, →OCLC, scene: "Golden Order Greatsword" item description:
- Forged by King Consort Radagon to proudly symbolize the tenets of the Golden Order.
- (rare) The husband of a reigning king.
- 2024, FromSoftware (developer), Hidetaka Miyazaki, George R. R. Martin (writers), Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, scene: "Remembrance of a God and a Lord" item description:
- And so Miquella made his heartfelt wish. That Radahn would one day be his king consort.
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