Phrase guide

queen consort

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The wife of a reigning monarch.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Coordinate term: king consort

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the wife of a reigning king

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: queen

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Baekje: 於陸 (eoryuk) — wife of a reigning king
  • Bengali: শাহবানু (śahbanu) — wife of a reigning king
  • Chinese Mandarin: 王后 (wánghòu) — wife of a reigning king
  • Dutch: koningin-gemalin — wife of a reigning king
  • Finnish: kuningatarpuoliso — wife of a reigning king
  • German: Königsgemahlin — wife of a reigning king
  • German: Königingemahlin — wife of a reigning king
  • Hebrew: מלכה רעיה — wife of a reigning king
  • Hindi: पटरानी (paṭrānī) — wife of a reigning king
  • Hungarian: királyné — wife of a reigning king
  • Indonesian: permaisuri — wife of a reigning king
  • Italian: regina consorte — wife of a reigning king
  • Japanese: 王妃 (ōhi) — wife of a reigning king
  • Japanese: 王后 (ōkō) — wife of a reigning king
  • Khmer: មហេសី (mĕəʼheesəy) — wife of a reigning king
  • Korean: 왕비 (wangbi) — wife of a reigning king
  • Korean: 왕후 (wanghu) — wife of a reigning king
  • Lithuanian: karalienė — wife of a reigning king
  • Macedonian: кра́лица придру́жничка (králica pridrúžnička) — wife of a reigning king
  • Malay: permaisuri — wife of a reigning king
  • Marathi: महाराणी (mahārāṇī) — wife of a reigning king
  • Marathi: राणी (rāṇī) — wife of a reigning king
  • Polish: królowa małżonka — wife of a reigning king
  • Portuguese: rainha consorte — wife of a reigning king
  • Spanish: reina consorte — wife of a reigning king
  • Thai: มเหสี (má-hěe-sǐi) — wife of a reigning king
  • Vietnamese: hoàng hậu — wife of a reigning king
  • Welsh: brenhines gydweddog — wife of a reigning king