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consortion Obs. or arch.|kənˈsɔːʃən|
[ad. L. consortiōn-em fellowship, partnership, consort, f. consort-em consort n.1: see -ion1.]
1. Consorting or keeping company with others; intercourse.
1682Sir T. Browne Chr. Mor. ii. 9 Be critical in thy consortion. Ibid. (1756) 95 The consortion of men, whereby they become better or worse. 1886J. Payne tr. Boccaccio's Decam. I. 14 Converse and consortion with the sick.
2. Of states: Alliance, union in action.
1803W. Taylor in Ann. Rev. I. 445 A combination of the northern states on a basis favourable to their eventual freedom and consortion. |