v. & n.
v.intr. (often foll. by to) express willingness, give permission, agree.
n. voluntary agreement, permission, compliance. age of consent the age at which consent to sexual intercourse is valid in law. consenting adult 1 an adult who consents to something, esp. a homosexual act. 2 a homosexual.
[ ME f. OF consentir f. L consentire (as com-, sentire sens- feel) ]