consort

Universal Words noun, verb noun 1 the husband or wife of a ruler: the prince consort (= the queen's husband) 2 a group of old-fashioned musical instruments, or a group of musicians who play music from several centuries ago: a solo accompanied by a consort of four viols verb [V] ~ with sb (formal) to spend time with sb that other people do not approve of: He is known to have consorted with prostitutes.