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
As such, queen consort is the official title for Camilla, Charles' wife, but following their coronation in May, she is referred to simply as Queen Camilla.
From Reuters • Sep. 6, 2023
The ceremonies also mark an extraordinary public rehabilitation on the part of the queen consort, now to be queen, Camilla.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2023
King Charles III and Camilla, the queen consort, will travel in a horse-drawn coach from Buckingham Palace through central London to arrive at Westminster Abbey.
From New York Times • May 5, 2023
A queen dowager is the widow of the king, and as such enjoys most of the privileges belonging to her as queen consort.
From Commentaries on the Laws of England Book the First by Blackstone, William, Sir
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