n. [ L. consore, -sortis; con- + sors lot, fate, share. See Sort. ] 1. One who shares the lot of another; a companion; a partner; especially, a wife or husband. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] He single chose to live, and shunned to wed,
Well pleased to want a consort of his bed. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ] The consort of the queen has passed from this troubled sphere. Thakeray. [ 1913 Webster ] The snow-white gander, invariably accompanied by his darker consort. Darwin. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Naut.) A ship keeping company with another. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. Concurrence; conjunction; combination; association; union. “By Heaven's consort.” Fuller. “Working in consort.” Hare. [ 1913 Webster ] Take it singly, and it carries an air of levity; but, in consort with the rest, has a meaning quite different. Atterbury. [ 1913 Webster ] 4. [ LL. consortium. ] An assembly or association of persons; a company; a group; a combination. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] In one consort' there sat
Cruel revenge and rancorous despite,
Disloyal treason, and heart-burning hate. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ] Lord, place me in thy consort. Herbert. [ 1913 Webster ] 5. [ Perh. confused with concert. ] Harmony of sounds; concert, as of musical instruments. [ Obs. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] To make a sad consort';
Come, let us join our mournful song with theirs. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
Prince consort, the husband of a queen regnant. --
Queen consort, the wife of a king, as distinguished from a queen regnant, who rules alone, and a queen dowager, the window of a king. [ 1913 Webster ]
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