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con⋅sort

  [n. kon-sawrt, v. kuhn-sawrt]
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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.
3. 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.
6. 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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con·sort   (kŏn'sôrt')   
n.  

  1. A husband or wife, especially the spouse of a monarch.

  2. A companion or partner.

  3. A ship accompanying another in travel.

  4. Partnership; association: governed in consort with her advisers.

  5. A group; a company: a consort of fellow diplomats.

  6. 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.

  1. To keep company; associate: a politician known to consort with gangsters.

  2. To be in accord or agreement.

v.   tr.

  1. To unite in company; associate.

  2. 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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Word Origin & History

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."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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consort

in music, instrumental ensemble popular in England during the 16th and 17th centuries. The word consort was also used to indicate the music itself and the performance

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