queen consort

the wife of a ruling king.

Origin of queen consort

First recorded in 1755–65

The queen-consort, Catherine of Braganza, was as complacent to her husband's vices as the queen of Louis.

The Wits and Beaux of Society |Grace Wharton and Philip Wharton
And the queen-consort hurriedly despatched the governor of the city to the camp, to tell king Karmasena what had taken place.

The Kath Sarit Sgara |Somadeva Bhatta
This fact established that, with respect to a queen-consort, a coronation was an honorary ceremony, unaccompanied by any acts.

Coronation Anecdotes |Giles Gossip
Her establishment must also so far exceed that of a king or of a queen-consort, as being composed of ladies as well as gentlemen.

The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. |E. Farr and E. H. Nolan

Nor was it essential to the people, for the queen-consort occupied no political station.

Coronation Anecdotes |Giles Gossip

queen consort

the wife of a reigning king