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prince consort

noun

Etymology

Calque of French prince consort.

  1. derived from prince consort

Definitions

  1. The husband of a queen or an empress, who is not a king or an emperor in his own right,…

    The husband of a queen or an empress, who is not a king or an emperor 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-synonyms: king consort, emperor consort
    • 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.

  2. The husband of a princess, who is not a prince in his own right.

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