The Only Use of
consort
in
Julius Caesar
- Two mighty eagles fell; and there they perched,
Gorging and feeding from our soldiers' hands;
Who to Philippi here consorted us:p. 185.8consorted = accompanied
Definitions:
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(1)
(consort as in: consort together) associate with (spend time with) -- often spending leisure time with people considered undesirable; or one of the people with whom time is spent
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(2)
(consort as in: consort to the queen) a husband, wife, or sexual companion -- especially of a reigning monarch
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(3)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) The husband of a ruling queen (or princess) is sometimes called a prince consort. For less common senses of consort, see a comprehensive dictionary.