English → Latin
“consort” in Latin
marītusmarital, matrimonial, conjugalconiūnxspouse, married partner, i.e. husband or wifevirman (adult male human); brave or courageous man, hero, warrior; husbanduxora wife, a spouse, a consortviduusdestitute, deprived; widowed, bereavedPāpiniusa Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by
The English word consort itself goes back to Latin sors, through cōnsors.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
consort
maritus (opposed to coelebs): conjux (spouse): vir (man): novus maritus (lately married, Apul., Met., 8, p. 201, 36): feminine, conjux; uxor (married according to the usual ceremonies, wife): marita, opposed to vidua (widow): materfamilias (opposed to concubina): consorts, mariti (Papinius, Dig., 24, 1, 52, extr., so, of newly married persons, novi mariti, Apul., Met., 8, p. 201, 36): conjuges (Catull., 64, 234). To become the consort of anybody, nubere alicui (of the female). Vid: also, HUSBAND, WIFE.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for consort?
- The usual Latin words for “consort” are marītus, coniūnx, vir; also uxor, viduus, Pāpinius. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.