consort

Yet the role of a do-nothing prince consort doesn’t suit the dutiful, and now fiercely faithful, Alfred, and a war of wills—and of the sexes—ensues.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026

This upcoming Spring/Summer 2026 season has been inspired by Vietnam's former ruling Nguyen dynasty, notably Emperor Khai Dinh and the last empress consort, Nam Phuong, who both lived under colonial French rule.

From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026

The next great constitutional upheaval in Britain, the Glorious Revolution of 1688, displaced King James II in favor his daughter Mary and her consort, William of Orange.

From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2025

The commission for a formal portrait of Mariana of Austria, daughter of the Holy Roman Emperor and Spain’s new queen consort, was a very big deal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2024

One great shift in consort music made by Corelli and his imitators from the 1680s onwards was to strip back its traditionally contrapuntal texture.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

According to the New York Times, it chose not to pursue prosecution because it worried that some potential witnesses, be they fellow partiers or former youthful consorts, “might not have stood up well under cross-examination.”

From Slate ● Dec. 20, 2024

However, results showed that the growth rate early in life was not so different between consorts and sneakers, even though they grew up during different seasons.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 23, 2024

Queen consorts do not formally share the sovereign’s powers, and dropping the “consort” part of the title does not change that.

From Seattle Times ● May 6, 2023

But the first break with tradition comes here: previously, consorts were crowned with new headpieces, created just for this moment.

From Salon ● May 5, 2023

Whatever the spur, the lure of the violin proved irresistible, and predominantly German piffari wind bands were soon surpassed by predominantly Italian violin consorts.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

In 2022, Maxwell, who once consorted with royals, presidents and billionaires, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for her role in helping Epstein.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2024

She consorted with British royalty and American royalty — she attended President John Kennedy’s inauguration and his funeral — and wrote a number of books, including a featherweight memoir just before her death in 2014.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 5, 2016

But he played football, consorted with the town’s bad boys, and cultivated a blustery front.

From The New Yorker ● May 2, 2016

Sanctioned by a tough guy who consorted with mobsters, behavior once synonymous with cowardice and weakness became noble suffering.

From New York Times ● Dec. 11, 2015

Invariably accompanied by a gorgeous French secretary- interpreter who may or may not have consorted with Russian royalty.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

She surely wasn’t worried about consorting with the enemy.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 14, 2023

The privilege of consorting with a fox cost more than I had already paid.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2022

At the same time, UAE officials were consorting with Barrack, the energy-rich Gulf state rewarded him by pouring millions of dollars into his business ventures.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 3, 2022

Jeanne, the prioress who fantasizes about Grandier, is rebuffed by him and later accuses him of consorting with the devil.

From New York Times ● Jun. 29, 2022

Father explained to us that he had gone plumb crazy, consorting with the inhabitants of the land.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver