Definition of consort

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con·sort    (knsôrt) KEY 

NOUN:

1. A husband or wife, especially the spouse of a monarch.
2. A companion or partner.
3. A ship accompanying another in travel.
4. Partnership; association: governed in consort with her advisers.
5. A group; a company: a consort of fellow diplomats.
6. Music
   1. An instrumental ensemble.
   2. An ensemble using instruments of the same family.

VERB:
con·sort·ed, con·sort·ing, con·sorts (kn-sôrt)
VERB:
intr.

1. To keep company; associate: a politician known to consort with gangsters.
2. To be in accord or agreement.

VERB:
tr.

1. To unite in company; associate.
2. Obsolete
   1. To escort; accompany.
   2. To espouse.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, colleague, from Old French, from Latin cnsors, cnsort- : com-, com- + sors, fate; see ser-² in Indo-European roots