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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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