prince consort
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]A calque translation of French prince consort.
Noun
[edit]prince consort (plural princes consort)
- (postpositive) The husband of a queen regnant who is not himself a king in his own right.
- 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
[edit]husband of queen
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