A companion; a partner; an intimate associate; particularly, a partner of the bed; a wife or husband. He single chose to live, and shunnd to wed, well pleased to want a consort of his bed.

An assembly or association of persons, convened for consultation.

Union; conjunction; concurrence.

Anumber of instruments played together; a symphony; a concert. In this sense, concert is now used.

In navigation, any vessel keeping company with another. Queen consort, the wife of a king, as distinguished from a queen regent, who rules alone, and a queen dowager, the widow of a king.

To associate; to unite in company; to keep company; followed by with. Which of the Grecian chiefs consorts with thee .

To join; to marry. With his consorted Eve.

To unite in company. He begins to consort himself with men.

To accompany.