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Definition of "consort" []

  • A husband or wife, especially the spouse of a monarch. (noun)
  • A companion or partner. (noun)
  • A ship accompanying another in travel. (noun)
  • Partnership; association: governed in consort with her advisers. (noun)
  • A group; a company: a consort of fellow diplomats. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "consort" in a sentence
  • "Use your intuition, but in consort with your reason."
  • "The British in consort with the US would send a similar surface group, a Carrier, 2-4 battle ships and the associated units as well to Singapore."
  • "It had very little to do with the supposed power someone wielded in consort with the devil or forces unseen."