Consort
Consort (kon"sôrt) , noun
[Latin 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.
The consort of the queen has passed from this troubled sphere.
The snow-white gander, invariably accompanied by his darker consort.
2.
(Nautical) A ship keeping company with another.
3.
Concurrence; conjunction; combination; association; union.
By Heaven's consort.
Working in consort.
Take it singly, and it carries an air of levity; but, in consort with the rest, has a meaning quite different.
4.
An assembly or association of persons; a company; a group; a combination. [Obsolete]
In one consort' there sat
Cruel revenge and rancorous despite,
Disloyal treason, and heart-burning hate.
Lord, place me in thy consort.
5.
Harmony of sounds; concert, as of musical instruments. [Obsolete] — Milton
To make a sad consort';
Come, let us join our mournful song with theirs.
Collocations (2)
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.
Consort (kon*sôrt") , intransitive verb
To unite or to keep company; to associate; -- used with with.
Which of the Grecian chiefs consorts with thee?
Consort , transitive verb
1.
To unite or join, as in affection, harmony, company, marriage, etc.; to associate.
He with his consorted Eve.
For all that pleasing is to living ears
Was there consorted in one harmony.
He begins to consort himself with men.
2.
To attend; to accompany. [Obsolete]
Thou, wretched boy, that didst consort him here,
Shalt with him hence.