queen consort
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of queen consort
First recorded in 1755–65
Example Sentences
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And if all of that is also true for a future queen consort, then there’s no hope for the rest of us.
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2024
The wife of a British king is known as a queen consort, distinguishing the role from that of a reigning female monarch such as Queen Elizabeth II.
From Reuters • Sep. 6, 2023
He has rehabilitated himself remarkably over the last two decades or so, as has Camilla, his queen consort.
From New York Times • May 6, 2023
The king and queen consort then return to Buckingham Palace, retracing their route, this time in horse-drawn Gold State Coach.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2023
His mother was "lawful first queen consort"; and the late first or major king, Somdetch-P'hra Paramendr Maha Mongkut, was his elder full brother.
From The English Governess at the Siamese Court Being Recollections of Six Years in the Royal Palace at Bangkok by Leonowens, Anna Harriette
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