prince consort
prince consort · princes consort
Prinzgemahl
The husband of a queen or an empress, who is not a king or an emperor in his own…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."
Meaning
2 sensesThe 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
Prinzgemahl
The husband of a princess, who is not a prince in his own right.
a prince who is the husband of a reigning female sovereign
Translations
4 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
husband of queen:
Origin
Calque of French prince consort.Calque of French prince consort.
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Forms
plural: princes consort| Singular | prince consort |
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| Plural | princes consort |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
2 synonymsking consortemperor consort
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular