consort

Meanings

Noun

• 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.

Adjective

• of a title, by virtue of one's (living) spouse; often contrasted with regnant and dowager

Verb

• To associate or keep company (with).
• To be in agreement.

Related

Similar words

• association, partnership
• band, group
• hang out
• agree, concur
• associate, hang out

Origin

• Borrowed from Middle French, ultimately from Latin cōnsors.