Consort (k&obreve_;nsôrt), 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.
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He single chose to live, and shunned to wed,
Well pleased to want a consort of his bed. Dryden.
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The consort of the queen has passed from this troubled sphere. Thakeray.
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The snow-white gander, invariably accompanied by his darker consort. Darwin.
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2. (Naut.) A ship keeping company with another.
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3. Concurrence; conjunction; combination; association; union. “By Heaven's consort.” Fuller. “Working in consort.” Hare.
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Take it singly, and it carries an air of levity; but, in consort with the rest, has a meaning quite different. Atterbury.
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4. [LL. consortium.] An assembly or association of persons; a company; a group; a combination. [Obs.]
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In one consort' there sat
Cruel revenge and rancorous despite,
Disloyal treason, and heart-burning hate. Spenser.
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Lord, place me in thy consort. Herbert.
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5. [Perh. confused with concert.] Harmony of sounds; concert, as of musical instruments. [Obs.] Milton.
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To make a sad consort';
Come, let us join our mournful song with theirs. Spenser.
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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.
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Consort, v. t. 1. To unite or join, as in affection, harmony, company, marriage, etc.; to associate.
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He with his consorted Eve. Milton.
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For all that pleasing is to living ears
Was there consorted in one harmony. Spenser.
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He begins to consort himself with men. Locke.
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2. To attend; to accompany. [Obs.]
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Thou, wretched boy, that didst consort him here,
Shalt with him hence. Shak.
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