consort

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations noun: /ˈkɒnsɔː^rt/, verb: /kənˈsɔː^rt/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/n. ˈkɑnsɔrt, v. kənˈsɔrt/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(n. kon′sôrt, v. kən sôrt′)

con•sort n. [countable]

v. [~ + with + object]

con•sort•er, n. [countable]See -sort-.

con•sort n.

a husband or wife;
spouse, esp. of a reigning monarch. Cf. prince consort, queen consort.
one vessel or ship accompanying another.
Music and Dance
- a group of instrumentalists and singers who perform music, esp. 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.
[Obs.]
- company or association.
- harmony of sounds.

v.i.

v.t.

Latin consort- (stem of consors) sharer, origin, originally sharing (adjective, adjectival). See con-, sort
Middle French
late Middle English 1375–1425

con•sort′a•ble, adj.
con•sort′er, n.
con•sor′tion, n.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

consort vb /kənˈsɔːt/

(intransitive) usually followed by with: to keep company (with undesirable people); associate
(intransitive) to agree or harmonize

n /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)
the husband or wife of a reigning monarch
a partner or companion, esp a husband or wife
a ship that escorts another

Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French, from Latin consors sharer, partner, from sors lot, fate, portion

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