Consort can mean a few different things...
A husband or wife, especially the spouse of a monarch.
A companion or partner.
A ship accompanying another in travel.
Partnership; association: governed in consort with her advisers.
A group; a company: a consort of fellow diplomats.
An instrumental ensemble.
An ensemble using instruments of the same family. intransitive verb [kən sáwrt] (past and past participle con·sort·ed, present participle con·sort·ing, 3rd person present singular con·sorts)
associate with undesirable: to associate with or spend time in the company of somebody undesirable (formal)
consorting with known criminals
noun [kón sàwrt] (plural con·sorts)
1. Con·sort (plural Con·sorts) spouse of monarch: the husband or wife of a reigning monarch
2. partner: a partner or companion (formal)
3. ship that escorts another: a ship that accompanies another on a journey
4. group specializing in early music: a small group of musicians specializing in works of the baroque or an earlier period
[15th century. Via French < Latin consort- "having the same fate" < sors "fortune"]
consort noun the queen and her consort partner, life partner, companion, mate; spouse, husband, wife, helpmate. verb he consorted with other women associate, keep company, mix, go around, spend time, socialize, fraternize, have dealings; informal run around, hang around/out, be thick.
if you were consorting with criminals, you would be preparing to do a crime as they do...and therefore taking on their airs
Meaning of consort (verb)
forms: consorted; consorted; consorting
definition: associate with
I saw the term on an 1800's tombstone in an old cemetery. when I looked into the meaning in this context, I learned that a consort relates to a woman and it means that her husband survived her.
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