consort
consort definition
con·sort (kän′sôrt′; for v. kən sôrt′)
noun
- Obsolete a partner; companion
- a wife or husband; spouse, esp. of a reigning king or queen
- a ship that travels along with another
- Rare
Etymology: OFr consorte < L consortium, community of goods < consors
association; fellowship; company- agreement; accord
- a 17th-cent. English chamber music ensemble, sometimes including vocalists
- 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
- to keep company or associate (with someone, esp. someone considered objectionable, undesirable, etc.) consorting with thieves
- to be in harmony or agreement; be in accord
transitive verb
- to associate; join: usually reflexive
- to accompany or escort
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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