a husband or wife; spouse, especially of a reigning monarch.Compare prince consort, queen consort.
one vessel or ship accompanying another.
Music.
a group of instrumentalists and singers who perform music, especially old music.
a group of instruments of the same family, as viols, played in concert.
a companion, associate, or partner: a confidant and consort of heads of state.
accord or agreement.
Obsolete.
company or association.
harmony of sounds.
verb (used without object)
to associate; keep company: to consort with known criminals.
to agree or harmonize.
verb (used with object)
to associate, join, or unite.
Obsolete.
to accompany; espouse.
to sound in harmony.
Origin of consort
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin consort- (stem of consors ) “sharer,” originally, “sharing” (adjective); see origin at con-, sort
It was designed, with help from an architect and builder, by her consort Prince Albert.
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Once in her stride, she turned her Moomin books into masterpieces of word in consort with image.
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Jan continued to come and go as he pleased at FOB Delhi, free to carry weapons and to consort with his “tea boys.”
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Put simply, the 91-year-old consort of the monarch is not looking well.
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Like his Swedish counterpart, he is said to have a roving eye, which has not gone down well with Sofia, his Greek-born consort.
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The Court was pure; the persons of the Sovereign and her Consort profoundly respected.
The Greville Memoirs (Second Part)|Charles C. F. Greville
The Hartford and her consort alone reached this final trial, and were by it nearly involved in the common disaster.
The Gulf and Inland Waters|A. T. Mahan
Truly she would then in all reason be falsely called Justice, were she to consort with a man all-daring in his soul.
Prometheus Bound and Seven Against Thebes|Aeschylus
Why have we no picture of the Sovereign and her august consort from Smee's brush?
The Newcomes|William Makepeace Thackeray
Of Tammuz, the popular myth related that it was Ishtar, represented as his consort, who carried him off.
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British Dictionary definitions for consort
consort
verb (kənˈsɔːt)
(intr usually foll by with) to keep company (with undesirable people); associate
(intr)to agree or harmonize
(tr)rareto combine or unite
noun (ˈkɒnsɔːt)
(esp formerly)
a small group of instruments, either of the same type, such as viols, (a whole consort) or of different types (a broken consort)
(as modifier)consort music
the husband or wife of a reigning monarch
a partner or companion, esp a husband or wife
a ship that escorts another
obsolete
companionship or association
agreement or accord
Derived forms of consort
consortable, adjectiveconsorter, noun
Word Origin for consort
C15: from Old French, from Latin consors sharer, partner, from sors lot, fate, portion
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