What does "consort" mean?
The spouse of a monarch.
Consort
/ˈkɒnsɔːt/ adj, name, noun, verb
adj, name, noun, verb ·Common ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: The spouse of a monarch.
- Grammar: consort is listed as adj, name, noun, verb.
- Nearest alternatives: companion, accompanier, accompanist, accompanyist.
- Useful contrasts: detach, disassociate, dissolve.
- Usage evidence: Taweret was sometimes depicted as Set's consort.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The spouse of a monarch. countable, uncountable
"Wise, just, moderate, admirably pure of life, the friend of science, of freedom, of peace and all peaceful arts, the Consort of the Queen passes from our troubled sphere to that serene one where justice and peace reign eternal."
- 2 a family of similar musical instrument playing together wordnet
- 3 A husband, wife, companion or partner. countable, uncountable
"In his death was lost to his consort an affectionate and beloved husband; […]"
- 4 the husband or wife of a reigning monarch wordnet
- 5 An informal, usually well-publicized sexual companion of a monarch, aristocrat, celebrity, etc. countable, euphemistic, humorous, sometimes, uncountable
"Pygmalion loathing their laſcivious Life, / Abhorr’d all Womankind, but moſt a Wife: / So ſingle choſe to live, and ſhunn’d to wed, / Well pleas’d to want a Conſort of his Bed."
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- 6 A ship accompanying another. countable, uncountable
- 7 Association or partnership. uncountable
"That which gives diſtaſt to the Ear in it is a German by-word: and ſuch kind of things Lʳ. according to the humor of thoſe times, purſues with ſome fondneſs: take it ſingly, and it carries an air of levity, I confeſs; but, in conſort with the reſt, you ſee, has a meaning quite different from what this Author would inſinuate."
- 8 A group or company, especially of musicians playing the same type of instrument. countable, uncountable
"On thother ſide in one conſort there ſate, / Cruell Reuenge, and rancorous Deſpight, / Diſloyall Treaſon, and hart-burning Hate, […]"
- 9 Harmony of sounds; concert, as of musical instruments. countable, obsolete, uncountable
"Sith then, it ſeemeth each thing to his powre / Doth vs inuite to make a ſad conſort; / Come let vs ioyne our mournfull ſong with theirs."
Verb
- 1 To associate or keep company (with). intransitive
"If there bee any lasie fellow, any that cannot away with worke, any that would wallow in pleasures, hee is hastie to be priested. And when hee is made one, and has gotten a benefice, he consorts with his neighbour priests, who are altogether given to pleasures; and then both hee, and they, live, not like Christians, but like epicures; drinking, eating, feasting, and revelling, till the cow come home, as the saying is."
- 2 keep company wordnet
- 3 To be in agreement. intransitive
- 4 keep company with; hang out with wordnet
- 5 go together wordnet
Adjective
- 1 of a title, by virtue of one's (living) spouse; often contrasted with regnant and dowager not-comparable, postpositional
"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."
Proper Noun
- 1 A village in Alberta, Canada.
Antonyms
Example
"Taweret was sometimes depicted as Set's consort."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "consort"?
Common synonyms include: companion, accompanier, accompanist, accompanyist, accord, accord.
How do you use "consort" in a sentence?
Taweret was sometimes depicted as Set's consort.
How do you pronounce "consort"?
Pronounced /ˈkɒnsɔːt/.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French, ultimately from Latin cōnsors. As “companion or partner”, via Middle English consorte.