Consort \Con*sort"\, v. t.

1. To unite or join, as in affection, harmony, company, marriage, etc.; to associate.

He with his consorted Eve. --Milton.

For all that pleasing is to living ears Was there consorted in one harmony. --Spenser.

He begins to consort himself with men. --Locke.

2. To attend; to accompany. [Obs.]

Thou, wretched boy, that didst consort him here, Shalt with him hence. --Shak.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Consort \Con"sort\ (k[o^]n"s[^o]rt), n. [L. consore, -sortis; con- + sors lot, fate, share. See Sort.]

1. One who shares the lot of another; a companion; a partner; especially, a wife or husband. --Milton.

He single chose to live, and shunned to wed, Well pleased to want a consort of his bed. --Dryden.

The consort of the queen has passed from this troubled sphere. --Thakeray.

The snow-white gander, invariably accompanied by his darker consort. --Darwin.

2. (Naut.) A ship keeping company with another.

3. Concurrence; conjunction; combination; association; union. ``By Heaven's consort.'' --Fuller. ``Working in consort.'' --Hare.

Take it singly, and it carries an air of levity; but, in consort with the rest, has a meaning quite different. --Atterbury.

4. [LL. consortium.]

An assembly or association of persons; a company; a group; a combination. [Obs.]

In one consort' there sat Cruel revenge and rancorous despite, Disloyal treason, and heart-burning hate. --Spenser.

Lord, place me in thy consort. --Herbert.

5. [Perh. confused with concert.]

Harmony of sounds; concert, as of musical instruments. [Obs.]

--Milton.

To make a sad consort'; Come, let us join our mournful song with theirs. --Spenser.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Consort \Con*sort"\ (k[o^]n*s[^o]rt"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Consorted; p. pr. & vb. n. Consorting.]

To unite or to keep company; to associate; -- used with with.

Which of the Grecian chiefs consorts with thee? --Dryden.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)