Etymology

consort

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Today it means: The spouse of a monarch. Full definition →

Latin cōnsors ← Middle English consorte
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromconsorte
  2. Latin · derived fromcōnsors
  3. English todayconsort

Borrowed from Middle French, ultimately from Latin cōnsors. As “companion or partner”, via Middle English consorte.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.