prince consort

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English

Etymology

A calque translation of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French prince consort, hence the unusual order of adjective following noun.

Noun

prince consort (plural princes consort)

  1. the husband of a queen regnant who is not himself a king in his own right.

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