consort

«consort» in Mova's school dictionary: a husband or wife, especially the partner of a king or queen — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (consorts); verb (consorts, consorted, consorting)

meaning for a pupil

1) A consort is a husband or wife, especially the partner of a king or queen. tree →

2) (old use) A consort is a group of musicians who play together. tree →

3) To consort with someone is to keep company with them, often with disapproval. tree →

sense in the lessons

in the lessons, the queen who sits beside the king, or a companion; in fairy tales, a wife or husband of a ruler

examples

• The king and his consort sat on the throne. tree →
• The queen was the consort of the old king. tree →
• Alas, come down, my consort! tree →
• Do not consort with those bad men. tree →

note

nothing for maths; a consort is one partner, so a king and his consort count as two people.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «consort» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.