Consort \Con"sort\ (k[o^]n"s[^o]rt), n. [L. 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. --Dryden.
The consort of the queen has passed from this troubled sphere. --Thakeray.
The snow-white gander, invariably accompanied by his darker consort. --Darwin.
Take it singly, and it carries an air of levity; but, in consort with the rest, has a meaning quite different. --Atterbury.
4. [LL. consortium.] An assembly or association of persons; a company; a group; a combination. [Obs.]
In one consort' there sat Cruel revenge and rancorous despite, Disloyal treason, and heart-burning hate. --Spenser.
Lord, place me in thy consort. --Herbert.
5. [Perh. confused with concert.] Harmony of sounds; concert, as of musical instruments. [Obs.] --Milton.
To make a sad consort'; Come, let us join our mournful song with theirs. --Spenser.
{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 \Con*sort"\ (k[o^]n*s[^o]rt"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Consorted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Consorting}.] To unite or to keep company; to associate; -- used with with.
Which of the Grecian chiefs consorts with thee? --Dryden.
Consort \Con*sort"\, v. t. 1. To unite or join, as in affection, harmony, company, marriage, etc.; to associate.
He with his consorted Eve. --Milton.
For all that pleasing is to living ears Was there consorted in one harmony. --Spenser.
He begins to consort himself with men. --Locke.
2. To attend; to accompany. [Obs.]
Thou, wretched boy, that didst consort him here, Shalt with him hence. --Shak.
"Just marvelous," said the consort.
Prince Albert, Queen Victoria's consort, was a Cambridge chancellor.
The banks don't necessarily act in consort, but there is little difference in their interest rates and little competition to draw new depositors or borrowers.
The room has walls of duck-egg blue and cream silk curtains. There are two paintings of Venetian views by Antonio Canaletto and two portraits by Thomas Gainsborough of King George III - who lost the American colonies - and his consort Queen Charlotte.
Al went on to head the Teamster's pension fund and to consort with mighty Mafia chieftains.
There's not much connection between the queen and her consort, let alone the rest of Scotland. Still, it's fun to watch the actress display her awesome technique even if it's done in a vacuum.
But it's always challenging," she said recently. "It's also amazing who you have to consort with.