US /ˈkɑnsɔrt/ UK /ˈkɒnsɔːt/
noun verb

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a spouse, especially of a reigning monarch; to associate with

    The queen consort waved to the crowd from the balcony.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a spouse, especially of a... spousepartnercompanionmateassociatefraternizemingle
Word family
Derived forms consortiumconsortship
Related forms sortsortedassortresort

Etymology

From Old French consort ('colleague, partner'), from Latin consors ('partner, sharer, having a common lot'), from con- ('together') + sors ('lot, share, fate').

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