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consort
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French, ultimately from Latin c?nsors.
Pronunciation
- (noun)
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: k?n'sôt, IPA(key): /?k?ns??t/
- (General American) enPR: kän'sôrt, IPA(key): /?k?ns??t/
- (verb)
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: k?nsôt', IPA(key): /k?n?s??t/
- (General American) enPR: k?nsôrt', IPA(key): /k?n?s??t/
- Rhymes: -??(?)t
Noun
consort (countable and uncountable, plural consorts)
- The spouse of a monarch.
- The consort of the queen has passed from this troubled sphere.
- A husband, wife, companion or partner.
- 1863, William Makepeace Thackeray, Roundabout Papers
- 1838, Charles Darwin, The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle
- the snow-white gander, invariably accompanied by his darker consort
- (euphemistic, sometimes humorous) An informal, usually well-publicized sexual companion of a monarch; aristocrat; celebrity; etc.
- A ship accompanying another.
- (uncountable) Association or partnership.
- 1687, Francis Atterbury, An Answer to some Considerations, the Spirit of Martin Luther and the Original of the Reformation
- Take it singly, and it carries an air of levity; […] but, in consort with the rest, you see, has a meaning quite different.
- 1687, Francis Atterbury, An Answer to some Considerations, the Spirit of Martin Luther and the Original of the Reformation
- A group or company, especially of musicians playing the same type of instrument.
- 1633, George Herbert, Employment
- Lord, place me in thy consort.
- 1633, George Herbert, Employment
- (obsolete) Harmony of sounds; concert, as of musical instruments.
- 1595, Edmund Spenser, Astrophel: A Pastorall Elegy upon the Death of the Most Noble and Valorous Knight, Sir Philip Sidney
- To make a sad consort, / Come, let us join our mournful song with theirs.
- 1595, Edmund Spenser, Astrophel: A Pastorall Elegy upon the Death of the Most Noble and Valorous Knight, Sir Philip Sidney
Synonyms
- (husband, wife, companion, partner): Thesaurus:spouse, companion, escort
- (association, partnership): association, partnership
- (group of musicians): band, group
Related terms
Translations
Adjective
consort (not comparable)
- (postpositive) of a title, by virtue of one's (living) spouse; often contrasted with regnant and dowager
- Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother took on nearly as many duties as queen dowager, after her husband's death, as she had had when she was queen consort during his reign.
Derived terms
- queen consort
- king consort
- prince consort
See also
- regnant
- queen regnant
- queen dowager
Verb
consort (third-person singular simple present consorts, present participle consorting, simple past and past participle consorted)
- (intransitive) To associate or keep company (with).
- 1610, Alexander Cooke, Pope Joane, in William Oldys, editor, The Harleian Miscellany: or, A Collection of Scarce, Curious, and Entertaining Pamphlets and Tracts, as well in Manuscript as in Print, Found in the Late Earl of Oxford's Library: Interspersed with Historical, Political, and Critical Notes: With a Table of the Contents, and an Alphabetical Index, volume IV, London: Printed for T[homas] Osborne, in Gray's-Inn, 1744, OCLC 5325177; republished as John Maltham, editor, The Harleian Miscellany; or, A Collection of Scarce, Curious, and Entertaining Pamphlets and Tracts, as well in Manuscript as in Print, Found in the Late Earl of Oxford's Library, Interspersed with Historical, Political, and Critical Notes, volume IV, London: Printed for R. Dutton, 1808–1811, OCLC 30776079, page 95:
- If there bee any lasie fellow, any that cannot away with worke, any that would wallow in pleasures, hee is hastie to be priested. And when hee is made one, and has gotten a benefice, he consorts with his neighbour priests, who are altogether given to pleasures; and then both hee, and they, live, not like Christians, but like epicures; drinking, eating, feasting, and revelling, till the cow come home, as the saying is.
- 1961, J. A. Philip, "Mimesis in the Sophistês of Plato," Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association, vol. 92, p. 457,
- Being itself inferior and consorting with an inferior faculty it begets inferior offspring.
- 1610, Alexander Cooke, Pope Joane, in William Oldys, editor, The Harleian Miscellany: or, A Collection of Scarce, Curious, and Entertaining Pamphlets and Tracts, as well in Manuscript as in Print, Found in the Late Earl of Oxford's Library: Interspersed with Historical, Political, and Critical Notes: With a Table of the Contents, and an Alphabetical Index, volume IV, London: Printed for T[homas] Osborne, in Gray's-Inn, 1744, OCLC 5325177; republished as John Maltham, editor, The Harleian Miscellany; or, A Collection of Scarce, Curious, and Entertaining Pamphlets and Tracts, as well in Manuscript as in Print, Found in the Late Earl of Oxford's Library, Interspersed with Historical, Political, and Critical Notes, volume IV, London: Printed for R. Dutton, 1808–1811, OCLC 30776079, page 95:
- (intransitive) To be in agreement.
Synonyms
- (associate or keep company): hang out (slang)
- (be in agreement): agree, concur
- (associate or unite in company with): associate, hang out (slang)
Translations
Anagrams
- Croston, Scorton, cortons, crotons
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin consors.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /kon?s??t/
- (Central) IPA(key): /kun?s?rt/
- Rhymes: -??t
Noun
consort m or f (plural consorts)
- partner, consort
- (law) spouse
- Synonym: cònjuge
- (law) accomplice
- Synonym: partícip
- (law) joinder
- Synonym: litisconsort
Derived terms
- litisconsort
Related terms
- consorci
Further reading
- “consort” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “consort” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “consort” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin consors, consortem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??.s??/
Noun
consort f (plural consorts)
- consort
- (plural only, preceded by et, slightly derogatory) minions, associates; the likes
Further reading
- “consort” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Romanian
Etymology
From French consort, from Latin consors.
Noun
consort m (plural consor?i)
- consort
Declension
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favourite
English
Alternative forms
- (American English) favorite
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French favorit, from Old French favorit or Italian favorito (“favoured, favourite”), past participle of Italian favorire (“to favor”). Doublet of favori.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?fe?v.??t/
Adjective
favourite (not comparable) (Britain, Canada, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Malta, South Africa)
- Preferred or liked above all others (unless qualified).
- This is my second favourite occupation.
- Antonyms: least favorite, unfavourite, unfavorite
- Belonging to a category whose members are all preferred or liked over nonmembers.
- I just saw a movie with all my favourite actors in it.
Translations
Noun
favourite (plural favourites) (Britain, Canada, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Malta, South Africa)
- A person or thing who enjoys special regard or favour.
- Antonyms: unfavourite, unfavorite
- A person who is preferred or trusted above all others.
- A contestant or competitor thought most likely to win.
- You were my favourite to win the spelling competition.
- Synonym: top dog
- (Internet) A bookmark in a web browser.
- (in the plural) A short curl dangling over the temples, fashionable in the reign of Charles II.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Farquhar to this entry?)
Related terms
Translations
Verb
favourite (third-person singular simple present favourites, present participle favouriting, simple past and past participle favourited) (Britain, Canada, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Malta, South Africa)
- To favour.
- (Internet) To bookmark.
- (Internet) To add to one's list of favourite items on a website that allows users to compile such lists.
- Antonyms: unfavourite, unfavorite
Derived terms
- fave
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