[con.sor.tium] n, pl -sor.tia also -sortiums [L, fellowship, fr. consort-, consors] (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