Consort
- Consort
- Consort Con"sort (k[o^]n"s[^o]rt), 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.
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He single chose to live, and shunned to wed,
Well pleased to want a consort of his bed. --Dryden.
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The consort of the queen has passed from this
troubled sphere. --Thakeray.
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The snow-white gander, invariably accompanied by his
darker consort. --Darwin.
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2. (Naut.) A ship keeping company with another.
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3. Concurrence; conjunction; combination; association; union.
``By Heaven's consort.'' --Fuller. ``Working in consort.''
--Hare.
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Take it singly, and it carries an air of levity;
but, in consort with the rest, has a meaning quite
different. --Atterbury.
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4. [LL. consortium.] An assembly or association of persons; a
company; a group; a combination. [Obs.]
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In one consort' there sat
Cruel revenge and rancorous despite,
Disloyal treason, and heart-burning hate. --Spenser.
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Lord, place me in thy consort. --Herbert.
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5. [Perh. confused with concert.] Harmony of sounds; concert,
as of musical instruments. [Obs.] --Milton.
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To make a sad consort';
Come, let us join our mournful song with theirs.
--Spenser.
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{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.
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Consort NT — Logo de Consort NT Création 1992 … Wikipédia en Français
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Consort — Con*sort , v. t. 1. To unite or join, as in affection, harmony, company, marriage, etc.; to associate. [1913 Webster] He with his consorted Eve. Milton. [1913 Webster] For all that pleasing is to living ears Was there consorted in one harmony.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
consort — [n] associate, partner accompaniment, companion, concomitant, friend, husband, mate, spouse, wife; concept 423 Ant. antagonist, enemy, foe consort [v1] be friendly with; fraternize accompany, associate, attend, bear, befriend, bring, carry,… … New thesaurus
consort — (n.) early 15c., partner, from M.Fr. consort colleague, partner, wife (14c., O.Fr. consorte), from L. consortem (nom. consors) partner, comrade; wife, brother, sister, lit. an adj., having the same lot, of the same fortune, from com with (see COM … Etymology dictionary
