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prince consort

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.19 in modern English

Syllables
prince -con-sort
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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."

noun

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

Example Sentences

Etymology

Calque of French prince consort.

Inflected Forms

princes consort (plural)

Synonyms

king consort emperor consort

Questions

What does prince consort mean?
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."
Where does prince consort come from?
Calque of French prince consort.

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