1. Keep company with; hang out with
   "He consorts with strange people";
   - associate, affiliate, assort
    
2. Keep company
   "the heifers consort with the bulls to produce offspring";
   - run
    
3. [archaic] Be compatible or harmonious; go well together
   "The wine consorts perfectly with the cheese";
   - harmonize, harmonise [Brit], accord, concord, fit in, agree

1. The husband or wife of a reigning monarch
   "Prince Philip was the consort of Queen Elizabeth II"
    
2. A family of similar musical instruments playing together
   "A consort of viols performed Renaissance music";
   - choir
    
3. A husband, wife, companion or partner
   "The queen's consort attended the ceremony"
    
4. A ship accompanying another
   "The naval vessel sailed with its consort"

Derived forms: consorted, consorting, consorts

Type of: accompany, agree, better half [informal], check, correspond, fit, gibe, interact, jibe, married person, marry, marry up, match, mate [informal], other half [Brit, informal], partner, set, spouse, square, tally

Encyclopedia: Consort, Alberta