prince consort
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Etymology
Noun
prince consort (plural princes consort)
- The husband of a queen regnant who is not a king in his own right, or is accorded this title in a monarchy in which only male monarchs may bear the title "king."
- Coordinate term: princess consort
- Near-synonym: king consort (if recognized as a king)
- 1949 September and October, “Notes and News: The Windsor Centenary”, in Railway Magazine, page 340:
- Both the G.W.R. and the L.S.W.R. had to pay dearly for the privilege of entering the Royal Borough, for the Prince Consort drove a hard bargain with each.
Translations
husband of queen
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