My Webster says, 1- a partner companion 2-a wife or husband:spouse especially of a reigning king or queen 3-a ship that travels along with another 4-to keep company associate 5-to agree; be in accord 6-to associate:join I wonder what the true definition was in the olden day. jerrry Dan and Sharon wrote: > Copied this from the Merriam-Webster > > Main Entry: 1con·sort > Pronunciation: 'kän-"sort > Function: noun > Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin consort-, consors > partner, sharer, from com- + sort-, sors lot, share -- more at SERIES > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Edye Higgins" <oscar38606@yahoo.com> > > To: <MISSISSIPPI-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2001 3:16 PM > > Subject: MEANING OF "CONSORT" > > > > > > > At the risk of some of you laughing at this but I have need to know. > > > When it's marked on a woman's tombstone that she was the "consort" of > > > so-n-so, what does that mean. Does it mean that the woman was his > > > wife or she was his mistress or what. > > > > > > All opinions and comments are welcome. Thank you. > > > > > > ===== > > > Edye Higgins > > > Byhalia, MS > > > ====== > > > Friends are angels that lift us to our feet when our wings forget how to > > fly. > > > > > > Get up to $45 FREE postage with Stamps.com! Click here: Stamps.com > > > http://service.bfast.com/bfast/click?bfmid=27893756&siteid=35532320&bfpage=s > > tamps_com > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > Yahoo! Auctions - Buy the things you want at great prices. > > > http://auctions.yahoo.com/ > > > > > > > > > ==== MISSISSIPPI Mailing List ==== > > > Visit the Mississippi-L Website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~mississi > > > where you can both SUBSCRIBE and UNSUBSCRIBE with a click of the mouse. > > > > > > ============================== > > > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > > > your heritage! > > > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog > > > > > > > > > > ==== MISSISSIPPI Mailing List ==== > Visit the Mississippi-L Website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~mississi > where you can both SUBSCRIBE and UNSUBSCRIBE with a click of the mouse. > > ============================== > Search over 900 million names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp