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