wife of a king
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While the wife of a king is traditionally crowned queen, the question of what title Camilla would hold when Charles became king had been a tricky one for many years.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 8, 2022
Throughout British history, the wife of a king typically is given the title Queen Consort, which has no constitutional powers.
From Reuters ● Feb. 5, 2022
“Why may she not choose her husband? She is accustomed to being the wife of a king and would not be content with less,” I said, echoing what I had heard Elnora say before.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
He learnt at last that there was living in Syria a young woman to whom the Chaldæans had predicted that she should be the wife of a king.
From Astronomical Myths Based on Flammarions's History of the Heavens by John F. Blake
She not only was the wife of a king, but also the daughter of a king, of Belshazzar.
From The Legends of the Jews — Volume 4 by Paul Radin
