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Consort may refer to:
Music
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"The Consort" (Rufus Wainwright song), from the 2000 album ''Poses''
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Consort of instruments, term for instrumental ensembles
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Consort song (musical), a characteristic English song form, late 16th–early 17th centuries
Places
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Consort, Alberta, a village in Alberta, Canada
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Consort Islands, two small islands in the Dion Islands, Marguerite Bay, Antarctica
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Consort Mountain, in the Victoria Cross Ranges, Alberta, Canada
Titles
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Royal consort
A royal consort is a person of either sex who has an official status through an intimate relationship, often through marriage or concubinage, with a monarch. The term ''consort'' was thereafter extended to encompass similar relationships with othe ...
, a spouse, concubine or companion, in particular the spouse of a reigning monarch:
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Queen consort
A queen consort is the wife of a reigning king, and usually shares her spouse's social Imperial, royal and noble ranks, rank and status. She holds the feminine equivalent of the king's monarchical titles and may be crowned and anointed, but hi ...
, wife of a reigning king
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Prince consort
A prince consort is the husband of a monarch who is not a monarch in his own right. In recognition of his status, a prince consort may be given a formal title, such as ''prince''. Most monarchies do not allow the husband of a queen regnant to be ...
, husband of a reigning princess or queen
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King consort
A prince consort is the husband of a monarch who is not a monarch in his own right. In recognition of his status, a prince consort may be given a formal title, such as ''prince''. Most monarchies do not allow the husband of a queen regnant to be ...
, rarely used alternative title for husband of a reigning queen
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Princess consort, wife of a reigning prince; also, rarely used alternative title for wife of a reigning king
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Viceregal consort of Canada
The viceregal consort of Canada is the spouse of the serving governor general of Canada, assisting the viceroy with ceremonial and charitable work, accompanying him or her to official state occasions, and occasionally undertaking philanthropic wo ...
, spouse of the Governor General of Canada
Other uses
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Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials
Consolidated may refer to:
Companies
*Consolidated Aircraft, an American aircraft manufacturer active 1923–1943
*Consolidated Communications, an American broadband and business communications provider
*Consolidated Edison, an American energy com ...
(CONSORT), reporting standards for clinical trials
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Consort (nautical), unpowered, fully loaded Great Lakes vessels towed by larger vessels
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Consort Airport, Consort, Alberta, Canada
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CONSORT Colleges, a consortium of college libraries in the U.S. state of Ohio
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HMS Consort (R76), a C-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy
*''The Consort'', novel by
Sara Jeannette Duncan 1912
*''The Consort'', musical journal of the
Dolmetsch Foundation
* The female partner in tantric
yab-yum
See also
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Consortium (disambiguation)
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Concert (disambiguation)
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