consort

[ noun kon-sawrt, verb kuh n-sawrt ]

/ noun ˈkɒn sɔrt, verb kənˈsɔrt /

noun

a husband or wife; spouse, especially of a reigning monarch. Compare prince consort, queen consort.

one vessel or ship accompanying another.

Music.

a group of instrumentalists and singers who perform music, especially old music.
a group of instruments of the same family, as viols, played in concert.

a companion, associate, or partner: a confidant and consort of heads of state.

accord or agreement.

Obsolete.

company or association.
harmony of sounds.

verb (used without object)

to associate; keep company: to consort with known criminals.

to agree or harmonize.

verb (used with object)

to associate, join, or unite.

Obsolete.

to accompany; espouse.
to sound in harmony.

Origin of consort

1375–1425; late Middle English < Middle French < Latin consort- (stem of consors) sharer, orig. sharing (adj.). See con-, sort

OTHER WORDS FROM consort

con·sort·a·ble, adjective con·sort·er, noun con·sor·tion, noun non·con·sort·ing, adjective

Words nearby consort

consonantal alliteration, consonantalize, consonantism, consonantize, consonants, consort, consortium, conspecific, conspectus, consperg., conspicuity tape

Example sentences from the Web for consorted

He had consorted with idle and graceless companions, and made himself a reproach to the authorities of the college.

Peter Binney |Archibald Marshall
A ship from the town of Boston consorted with "some Londoners" with the object of gaining slaves.

History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 |George W. Williams
Such men as Gleason, with whom he consorted, would soon get him into trouble.

Marion's Faith. |Charles King
Doran held an acknowledged leadership over the men with whom he consorted, and the group willingly preserved silence.

The Last Stroke |Lawrence L. Lynch

Obviously, he was better content to trust himself to our mercies than to the ruffians with whom he had consorted.

Hurricane Island |H. B. Marriott Watson

British Dictionary definitions for consorted

consort

verb (kənˈsɔːt)

(intr usually foll by with) to keep company (with undesirable people); associate

(intr) to agree or harmonize

(tr) rare to combine or unite

noun (ˈkɒnsɔːt)

(esp formerly)

a small group of instruments, either of the same type, such as viols, (a whole consort) or of different types (a broken consort)
(as modifier)consort music

the husband or wife of a reigning monarch

a partner or companion, esp a husband or wife

a ship that escorts another

obsolete

companionship or association
agreement or accord

Derived forms of consort

consortable, adjective consorter, noun

Word Origin for consort

C15: from Old French, from Latin consors sharer, partner, from sors lot, fate, portion

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consort

noun

verb (used without object)

verb (used with object)

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British Dictionary definitions for consorted

verb (kənˈsɔːt)

noun (ˈkɒnsɔːt)

Derived forms of consort

Word Origin for consort

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consort

noun

verb (used without object)

verb (used with object)

Origin of consort

OTHER WORDS FROM consort

Words nearby consort

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verb (kənˈsɔːt)

noun (ˈkɒnsɔːt)

Derived forms of consort

Word Origin for consort

British Dictionary definitions for consorted