CONSORT Definition & Meaning

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consort

[kon-sawrt, kuhn-sawrt]

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noun

a husband or wife; spouse, especially of a reigning monarch.
one vessel or ship accompanying another.
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1. a group of instrumentalists and singers who perform music, especially old music.
2. 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.��
1. company or association.
2. 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.��
1. to accompany; espouse.
2. to sound in harmony.

consort

verb

to keep company (with undesirable people); associate
(intr) to agree or harmonize
rare��(tr) to combine or unite

noun

1. a small group of instruments, either of the same type, such as viols, (a whole consort ) or of different types (a broken consort )
2. ( 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��
1. companionship or association
2. agreement or accord

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

consortable adjective
consorter noun
consortion noun
nonconsorting adjective
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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of consort¹

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin consort- (stem of consors ) “sharer,” originally, “sharing” (adjective); con-, sort

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of consort¹

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

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The commission for a formal portrait of Mariana of Austria, daughter of the Holy Roman Emperor and Spain’s new queen consort, was a very big deal.

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The museum was the pet project of Prince Albert, consort to Queen Victoria, who had seen firsthand that British manufactured goods were not always top of the class.

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However, even if an early-born squid grew large enough to become a sneaker in the early breeding season, he would postpone maturing and continue growing until he becomes large enough to be a consort.

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And if all of that is also true for a future queen consort, then there’s no hope for the rest of us.

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Malhan has named these two structures Shakti and Shiva, the latter one of the principal deities of Hinduism and the former a female cosmic force often portrayed as Shiva's consort.

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