con·sort
(kŏńsôrt́)
[Middle English, colleague, from Old French, from Latin cōnsors, cōnsort-, com-, com-, + sors, fate.]
noun
- 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.
- Music
- An instrumental ensemble.
- An ensemble using instruments of the same family.
verb: -sort·ed, -sort·ing, -sorts.
intransitive verb
- To keep company; associate: a politician known to consort with gangsters.
- To be in accord or agreement.
transitive verb
- To unite in company; associate.
- Obsolete
- To escort; accompany.
- To espouse.