prince consort

/ˈprɪns ˌkɑnˈsɔrt/
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Definitions of prince consort
  1. noun
    a prince who is the husband of a reigning female sovereign
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    examples:
    Albert Francis Charles Augustus Emmanuel
    prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)
    type of:
    consort
    the husband or wife of a reigning monarch
    prince
    a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
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