Definition of "consisteth" []

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of consist. (verb)

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• "Second, that amongst these creatures, the common good differeth not from the private [goals of the individual] †¦ But man, whose joy consisteth in comparing himself to other man, can relish in nothing but what is eminent†¦ (35)"
• "And think not that the felicity of the heroes and demigods in the Elysian fields consisteth either in their asphodel, ambrosia, or nectar, as our old women here used to say; but in this, according to my judgment, that they wipe their tails with the neck of a goose, holding her head betwixt their legs, and such is the opinion of Master John of Scotland, alias Scotus."
• "In the first case, his pleasure consisteth in two conditions: first, in the having gained his fortune, and secondly, in the laudable115 issue of his quest; and in the other case, his pleasure consisteth, first, in his readiness to seek his daily bread; secondly, in his abstaining from being a burthen to the folk; and thirdly, in his freedom from liability to blame."