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–noun

1.	a husband or wife; spouse, esp. of a reigning monarch. Compare prince consort, queen consort.

2.	one vessel or ship accompanying another.

Music.

a.	a group of instrumentalists and singers who perform music, esp. old music.

b.	a group of instruments of the same family, as viols, played in concert.

4.	a companion, associate, or partner: a confidant and consort of heads of state.

5.	accord or agreement.

Obsolete.

a.	company or association.

b.	harmony of sounds.

–verb (used without object)

7.	to associate; keep company: to consort with known criminals.

8.	to agree or harmonize.

–verb (used with object)

9.	to associate, join, or unite.

10.

Obsolete.

a.	to accompany; espouse.

b.	to sound in harmony.

[Origin: 1375–1425; late ME < MF < L consort- (s. of consors) sharer, orig. sharing (adj.). See con-, sort

]

—Related forms

con·sort·a·ble, adjective

con·sort·er, noun

con·sor·tion, noun

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n.

A husband or wife, especially the spouse of a monarch.
A companion or partner.
A ship accompanying another in travel.
Partnership; association: governed in consort with her advisers.
A group; a company: a consort of fellow diplomats.
Music
1. An instrumental ensemble.
2. An ensemble using instruments of the same family.

v. (kən-sôrt') con·sort·ed, con·sort·ing, con·sorts

v. intr.

To keep company; associate: a politician known to consort with gangsters.
To be in accord or agreement.

v. tr.

To unite in company; associate.
Obsolete
1. To escort; accompany.
2. To espouse.

[Middle English, colleague, from Old French, from Latin cōnsors, cōnsort- : com-, com- + sors, fate; see ser-² in Indo-European roots.]

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consort (n.)

1419, "partner," from M.Fr. consort "colleague, partner, wife," from L. consortem (nom. consors, gen. consortis) "partner, neighbor," from com- "with" + sors "a share, lot" (see sort). Sense of "husband or wife" ("partner in marriage") is 1634. The verb is from 1588. Confused in form and sense with concert since 1584. Consortium is 1829, from L., lit. "partnership."

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consort
noun
1.	the husband or wife of a reigning monarch
2.	a family of similar musical instrument playing together [syn: choir]
verb
1.	keep company with; hang out with; "He associates with strange people"; "She affiliates with her colleagues"
2.	go together; "The colors don't harmonize"; "Their ideas concorded" [syn: harmonize]
3.	keep company; "the heifers run with the bulls to produce offspring" [syn: run]

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consort [ˈkonsoːt] noun

a (especially royal) wife or husband
Example: prince consort (= the husband of a reigning queen)

Arabic:	زَوج، زَوْجَه
Chinese (Simplified):	配偶（尤指帝王的夫或妻）
Chinese (Traditional):	配偶(尤指帝王的夫或妻)
Czech:	choť, manžel, manželka
Danish:	gemal; gemalinde
Dutch:	gemaal
Estonian:	abikaasa
Finnish:	puoliso
French:	époux, ouse, (prince) consort
German:	der, *die Gemahl(in)
Greek:	βασιλικός ή βασιλική σύζυγος
Hungarian:	hitves
Icelandic:	eiginmaður, *-kona
Indonesian:	teman hidup
Italian:	consorte

Japanese:	配偶者
Korean:	(왕·여왕 등의) 배우자
Latvian:	karalienes vīrs
Lithuanian:	(karaliaus) žmona, (karalienės) vyras
Norwegian:	gemal(inne); prinsgemal
Polish:	małżonek, małżonka
Portuguese (Brazil):	consorte
Portuguese (Portugal):	consorte
Romanian:	soţ; soţie; (prinţ) consort
Russian:	супруг(а) царствующей особы
Slovak:	manžel, -ka
Slovenian:	soprog(a)
Spanish:	consorte
Swedish:	make, maka, gemål
Turkish:	eş

consort [ˈkonsoːtkənˈsoːt] verb

(with with) to have dealings or associations (with, usually in a bad sense)
Example: He's been consorting with drug-addicts.

Arabic:	يَتَعامَل بِ
Chinese (Simplified):	陪伴
Chinese (Traditional):	陪伴
Czech:	spolčovat se s, stýkat se s
Danish:	omgås
Dutch:	omgaan
Estonian:	sehkendama
Finnish:	olla tekemisissä, seurustella
French:	frayer avec qqn
German:	verkehren mit
Greek:	συναναστρέφομαι
Hungarian:	társul (vkivel)
Icelandic:	umgangast
Indonesian:	berurusan
Italian:	frequentare

Japanese:	つき合う
Korean:	사귀다
Latvian:	saieties; satikties
Lithuanian:	bendrauti, susidėti
Norwegian:	vanke sammen med, omgås, holde til hos
Polish:	zadawać się
Portuguese (Brazil):	associar(-se)
Portuguese (Portugal):	associar-se
Romanian:	a se înhăita (cu)
Russian:	якшаться
Slovak:	stýkať sa
Slovenian:	družiti se
Spanish:	asociarse
Swedish:	umgås med, hålla till hos (bland)
Turkish:	arkadaşlık, *ortaklık etmek

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Consort

Con"sort\ (k[o^]n"s[^o]rt), n. [L. consore, -sortis; con- + sors lot, fate, share. See Sort.]

1. One who shares the lot of another; a companion; a partner; especially, a wife or husband. --Milton.

He single chose to live, and shunned to wed, Well pleased to want a consort of his bed. --Dryden.

The consort of the queen has passed from this troubled sphere. --Thakeray.

The snow-white gander, invariably accompanied by his darker consort. --Darwin.

2. (Naut.) A ship keeping company with another.

3. Concurrence; conjunction; combination; association; union. "By Heaven's consort." --Fuller. "Working in consort." --Hare.

Take it singly, and it carries an air of levity; but, in consort with the rest, has a meaning quite different. --Atterbury.

4. [LL. consortium.] An assembly or association of persons; a company; a group; a combination. [Obs.]

In one consort' there sat Cruel revenge and rancorous despite, Disloyal treason, and heart-burning hate. --Spenser.

Lord, place me in thy consort. --Herbert.

5. [Perh. confused with concert.] Harmony of sounds; concert, as of musical instruments. [Obs.] --Milton.

To make a sad consort'; Come, let us join our mournful song with theirs. --Spenser.

Prince consort, the husband of a queen regnant.

Queen consort, the wife of a king, as distinguished from a queen regnant, who rules alone, and a queen dowager, the window of a king.

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Consort

Con*sort"\ (k[o^]n*s[^o]rt"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Consorted; p. pr. & vb. n. Consorting.] To unite or to keep company; to associate; -- used with with.

Which of the Grecian chiefs consorts with thee? --Dryden.

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Consort

Con*sort"\, v. t. 1. To unite or join, as in affection, harmony, company, marriage, etc.; to associate.

He with his consorted Eve. --Milton.

For all that pleasing is to living ears Was there consorted in one harmony. --Spenser.

He begins to consort himself with men. --Locke.

2. To attend; to accompany. [Obs.]

Thou, wretched boy, that didst consort him here, Shalt with him hence. --Shak.

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