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In British royalty, the wife of a king is called a queen consort, but the husband of a queen is called a prince consort, not a king consort.
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Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 May 2023
Traditionally, when a man ascends to the throne, his wife becomes the queen consort; when a woman reigns, her husband isn't king (that title is reserved only for men who inherit the throne) but prince consort or consort to the queen, according to BBC News.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 11 Oct. 2022
Prince Philip was a prince consort.
—Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 Apr. 2021
And the prince consort did.
—Moira Hodgson, WSJ, 4 Dec. 2020
Qarl then challenges his boyfriend Laenor to a swordfight, claiming the prince consort had always looked down on him.
—Sean T. Collins, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2022
At Royal Command Performances, the queen and her prince consort met every A-list star of the 20th century, from the Beatles and Elton John to Marilyn Monroe and Judy Garland.
—Laurie Brookins, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2022
The news of the prince consort’s passing was announced via a statement from Buckingham Palace.
—Paulina Jayne Isaac, Glamour, 14 Apr. 2021
Queen Victoria created the title of prince consort for her husband Prince Albert, though Philip, the only male consort since Albert, was officially known as Prince of the United Kingdom instead.
—Emily Dixon, Marie Claire, 9 Apr. 2021
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Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 May 2023
Traditionally, when a man ascends to the throne, his wife becomes the queen consort; when a woman reigns, her husband isn't king (that title is reserved only for men who inherit the throne) but prince consort or consort to the queen, according to BBC News.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 11 Oct. 2022
Prince Philip was a prince consort.
—Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 Apr. 2021
And the prince consort did.
—Moira Hodgson, WSJ, 4 Dec. 2020
Qarl then challenges his boyfriend Laenor to a swordfight, claiming the prince consort had always looked down on him.
—Sean T. Collins, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2022
At Royal Command Performances, the queen and her prince consort met every A-list star of the 20th century, from the Beatles and Elton John to Marilyn Monroe and Judy Garland.
—Laurie Brookins, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2022
The news of the prince consort’s passing was announced via a statement from Buckingham Palace.
—Paulina Jayne Isaac, Glamour, 14 Apr. 2021
Queen Victoria created the title of prince consort for her husband Prince Albert, though Philip, the only male consort since Albert, was officially known as Prince of the United Kingdom instead.
—Emily Dixon, Marie Claire, 9 Apr. 2021
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First Known Use
1703, in the meaning defined above
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“Prince consort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prince%20consort. Accessed 29 Nov. 2023.
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prince consort
noun
plural princes consort
: the husband of a reigning queen
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