"queen consort" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: queens consort [plural], queens consorts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|queens consort|queens consorts}} queen consort (plural queens consort or queens consorts)
  1. The wife of a reigning king. Wikipedia link: queen consort Categories (topical): Female, Monarchy, People Synonyms: queen-consort Related terms: king consort, prince consort, princess consort, queen dowager, queen mother, queen regent, queen regnant Translations (wife of a reigning king): 於陸 (eoryuk) (Baekje), শাহবানু (śahbanu) (Bengali), 王后 (wánghòu) (Chinese Mandarin), koningin-gemalin [feminine] (Dutch), kuningatarpuoliso (Finnish), Königsgemahlin [feminine] (German), Königingemahlin [feminine] (German), מלכה רעיה (Hebrew), királyné (Hungarian), permaisuri (Indonesian), regina consorte (Italian), 王妃 (ōhi) (alt: おうひ) (Japanese), 王后 (ōkō) (alt: おうこう) (Japanese), មហេសី (mĕəʼheesəy) (Khmer), 왕비 (wangbi) (alt: 王妃) (Korean), 왕후 (wanghu) (alt: 王后) (Korean), karalienė [feminine] (Lithuanian), кра́лица придру́жничка (králica pridrúžnička) [feminine] (Macedonian), permaisuri (Malay), rainha consorte (Portuguese), reina consorte [feminine] (Spanish), มเหสี (má-hěe-sǐi) (Thai), hoàng hậu (Vietnamese), brenhines gydweddog [feminine] (Welsh)

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