queen consort
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of queen consort
First recorded in 1755–65
Example Sentences
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The commission for a formal portrait of Mariana of Austria, daughter of the Holy Roman Emperor and Spain’s new queen consort, was a very big deal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2024
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
Charles and Camilla, now the queen consort, in the Blue Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace last month.
From New York Times ● May 4, 2023
The expression queen dowager is the one usually applied to the widow of a king, as queen consort is used to denote the wife of a king.
From Mary Queen of Scots Makers of History by Abbott, Jacob
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