con·sort
ˈkän-ˌsȯrt 
1
: associate
the criminal and his consorts
2
: a ship accompanying another
… he could see the brown sail and the red sail of their consorts …—
C. S. Forester
C. S. Forester3
: spouse compare prince consort, queen consort
1
: conjunction, association
He ruled in consort with his father.
3
a
: a group of singers or instrumentalists performing together
b
: a set of musical instruments of the same family
consorted; consorting; consorts
1
: to keep company
consorting with criminals
2
obsolete
: to make harmony : play
Examples of consort in a Sentence
Noun (1)
it is the queen's eldest son and not her consort who is next in line for the throne
Noun (2)
a consort of doctors attended the case
hired a consort of madrigal singers to perform at the wedding reception
Verb
at college she began consorting with drug users, eventually becoming an addict herself
the restaurant's sophisticated menu consorts seamlessly with its sleek, modern ambience
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Armond White, National Review, 13 June 2025
Following a state visit by Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako of Japan in June, King Charles and Queen Camilla will host the Amir of Qatar and his first wife and consort on December 3 and December 4, Buckingham Palace announced on Oct. 11.
—Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 11 Oct. 2024
James Wood, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2023
Pandemic scofflaws like this man are making decisions for other people — people who might not have chosen, say, to consort with the unvaccinated.
—New York Times, 15 Mar. 2022
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Noun
Earlier in the week, on a CBS Morning Show interview, McDonald told Oprah’s consort Gayle King that her characterization in the Gypsy revival obeyed director George C. Wolfe’s new interpretation, reflecting Millennial race consciousness.
—Armond White, National Review, 13 June 2025
Following a state visit by Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako of Japan in June, King Charles and Queen Camilla will host the Amir of Qatar and his first wife and consort on December 3 and December 4, Buckingham Palace announced on Oct. 11.
—Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 11 Oct. 2024
Verb
In Riley’s world, the women who consort with such men have been emptied of their confidence and are merely mimicking the men’s aggressive insistence with their own passive-aggressive survivalism.
—James Wood, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2023
Pandemic scofflaws like this man are making decisions for other people — people who might not have chosen, say, to consort with the unvaccinated.
—New York Times, 15 Mar. 2022
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“Consort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consort. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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consort
1 of 2 noun
con·sort
ˈkän-ˌsȯ(ə)rt
consort
2 of 2 verb
con·sort
kən-ˈsȯ(ə)rt
: to go together as companions : associate
consorting with criminals
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