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  • noun Plural form of consort.
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of consort.

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Examples

  • Everyone on board agreed that the only North Korean fleet elements which posed any threat at all to the Jefferson and her consorts were their Whiskey - and Romeo-class submarines, and the ASW Vikings of VS-42 had been up and patrolling around the clock ever since yesterday morning.

    Carrie Douglass, Keith 1991

  • The behaviour of the _Capella_ and her consorts was a matter for congratulation.

    The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War Edward S. [Illustrator] Hodgson 1917

  • At last the Merrimac receives a hint as to what she must do — retreat; for those tremendous shots are penetrating at last; she is, in fact, so much hurt that she limps at the stern, and has to call her consorts to her aid to take her out of the way — back under the protection of her own forts.

    The Naval Revolution 1862

  • Raised considerably higher than his consorts was a sort of throne placed on the top of a large arm-chest full of muskets, and on this his

    Dick Cheveley His Adventures and Misadventures William Henry Giles Kingston 1847

  • The animal spirits are amazingly refreshed by this cordial, without the danger of any ill consequence, and if husbands were now and then to dissolve a little of it in their broth, their consorts might be the better for it, as well as themselves.

    The Westover Manuscripts: Containing the History of the Dividing Line Betwixt Virginia and North Carolina; A Journey to the Land of Eden, A. D. 1733; and A Progress to the Mines. Written from 1728 to 1736, and Now First Published 1841

  • If these two "consorts" needed some extra cash and wanted to ply their flesh trade, and if prostitution were legal, regulated and controlled, they would have been able to contact a legal brothel, show an updated health card, and massage and escort to their hearts 'content.

    Lionel: He's Not "The Craigslist Killer." He's a Killer. Period. 2009

  • It's debatable whether Crowley told the truth and really wasn't homosexual to begin with, though he had no reputation for it prior to this event, and afterwards his 'consorts' continued to be women.

    henrymakow.com 2010

  • That in turn prompted national Democrats to dust off the Rossi dossier and even launch a mock campaign Web site depicting him as a financial opportunist who consorts with shady businessmen.

    POLITICAL HOT TOPICS: Monday, April 19, 2010 2010

  • For the consorts, a life spent orbiting their wealthy patron could be grand, full of leisure and luxury.

    The Perils of Polygamy Raymond Zhong 2011

  • In the first gallery, where we meet Vishnu and his companions, the display could have been repetitive: standing figures of Vishnu with and without consorts, seated sculptures of a peaceful Durga his sister, according to some traditions.

    From Stillness, Cosmic Action Lee Lawrence 2011

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