All 5 Uses
consort
in
Oedipus the King
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- And as thy consort queen she shares the throne?
*consort = royal spouse
- Good for thy consort and the royal house.
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- Thus pondering one clue of hope I caught, And tracked it up; I have sent Menoeceus' son, Creon, my consort's brother, to inquire Of Pythian Phoebus at his Delphic shrine, How I might save the State by act or word.†
- 1) Lady, lead indoors thy consort; wherefore longer here delay?†
- HERDSMAN Know then the child was by repute his own, But she within, thy consort best could tell.†
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.