consort
Plural: consorts
Noun
- the husband or wife of a reigning monarch
- a family of similar musical instrument playing together
- The spouse of a monarch.
- A husband, wife, companion or partner.
- An informal, usually well-publicized sexual companion of a monarch, aristocrat, celebrity, etc.
- A ship accompanying another.
- Association or partnership.
- A group or company, especially of musicians playing the same type of instrument.
- Harmony of sounds; concert, as of musical instruments.
Verb
Verb Forms: consorted, consorting, consorts
- To associate or keep company with someone, especially with disapproval.
- keep company with; hang out with
- go together
- keep company
- To associate or keep company (with).
- To be in agreement.
Adj
- of a title, by virtue of one's (living) spouse; often contrasted with regnant and dowager
Examples
- He tried not to CONSORT with players who frequently used obscure, questionable words.
- Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother took on nearly as many duties as queen dowager, after her husband's death, as she had had when she was queen consort during his reign.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French, ultimately from Latin cōnsors. As “companion or partner”, via Middle English consorte.
Synonyms
accord, affiliate, agree, associate, assort, choir, concord, fit in, harmonise, harmonize, run, association, band, companion, concur, escort, group, hang out, partnership, spouse
Scrabble Score: 9
consort: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordconsort: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
consort: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary