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consort definition

con·sort (kän′sôrt′; for v. kən sôrt′)

noun

  1. Obsolete a partner; companion
  2. a wife or husband; spouse, esp. of a reigning king or queen
  3. a ship that travels along with another
  4. Rare

    1. Etymology: OFr consorte < L consortium, community of goods < consors

      association; fellowship; company
    2. agreement; accord
    1. a 17th-cent. English chamber music ensemble, sometimes including vocalists
    2. the music composed for such an ensemble

Etymology: OFr < L consors (gen. consortis), partner, neighbor < com-, with + sors, a share, lot: see sort

intransitive verb

  1. to keep company or associate (with someone, esp. someone considered objectionable, undesirable, etc.) consorting with thieves
  2. to be in harmony or agreement; be in accord

transitive verb

  1. to associate; join: usually reflexive
  2. to accompany or escort

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consort Synonyms

consort

n.

spouse, mate, companion, associate; see friend 1, husband, wife.


consort

v.

  1. To join

    fraternize, associate, keep company; see accompany 1, associate 1, join 2.

  2. To be in agreement

    harmonize, concur, coincide; see agree, conform.


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consort Usage Examples

Object

  • song: Edited by Philip Brett The consort song was a genre that Byrd explored without serious disciples or artistic rivals in his time.

Modifying Another Word

  • in: In a mixed colony, male cats sprayed most frequently when in consort with an in oestrus female.

Noun used with modifier

  • full-text: The CONSORT Web site provides free access to the full-text CONSORT statement, supporting documentation and explanatory notes, and links to further initiatives.

Used with why or when

  • who: He was the sacred consort who in order to truly become king must marry the Sovereign goddess of the land.

Present participle complement

  • play: The common association with consort playing by the leisured classes did not particularly advance the notion of the viol as an instrument of virtuosity.

Preposition: of

  • viol: This album also showcases a rarity in the Baroque: the consort of viols.

Preposition: with

  • woman: The Husband was consorting with other women at unsavory establishments; he was drinking heavily and was spending a good deal on these activities.

Preposition: for

  • year: Mayoress or Mayor's Consort The Mayor may choose a Mayoress or his or her Consort for the year.
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consort quotes

But I consort with long-haired things In velvet collar-rolls, Who talk about the Aims of Art, And 'theories'and 'goals', And moo and coo with women-folk About their blessed souls.

-Kipling, (Joseph) Rudyard

There in close covert by some brook, Where no profaner eye may look, Hide me from day's garish eye, While the bee with honied thigh, That at her flowery work doth sing, And the waters murmuring And such consort as they keep, Entice the dewy-feathered Sleep.

-Milton,John

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