queen consort

noun

plural queens consort
: the wife of a reigning king

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And with a family built on hierarchy, and with her on the way to being queen consort, there was going to be people or bodies left in the street. Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2025 While the Middletons could be awarded titles, the family of a queen consort has historically not been given such an honor. Stephanie Petit, People.com, 6 July 2025 Adorned on the bodice of her dress near her shoulder, Britain’s queen consort wore the Bugle Horn brooch commissioned by The Rifles when Queen Camilla took over Prince Philip’s role as the colonel-in-chief of the regiment in July 2020, per Tatler. Julia Teti, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for queen consort

Word History

First Known Use

1665, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of queen consort was in 1665

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“Queen consort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/queen%20consort. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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