n.
Pronunciation: k ə n- ' so ̇ r-sh( ē -) ə m, - ' so ̇ r-t ē - ə m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -sor · tia \ - ' so ̇ r-sh( ē -) ə , - ' so ̇ r-t ē - ə \ also -sortiums
Etymology: Latin, fellowship, from consort-, consors
Date: 1829
1 : an agreement, combination, or group (as of companies) formed to undertake an enterprise beyond the resources of any one member
2 : ASSOCIATION , SOCIETY
3 : the legal right of one spouse to the company, affection, and assistance of and to sexual relations with the other