ɐ kˈɑːnsɔːɹt kənsˈɪstɪŋ ɛntˈaɪɚli ʌv ˈɪnstɹəmənts ʌvðə sˈeɪm fˈæmɪli, ɔnðɪ ˈʌðɚ hˈænd, wʌz ɹᵻfˈɜːd tʊ æz ˈeɪ "hˈoʊl kˈɑːnsɔːɹt", ðˌoʊ ðɪs ɛkspɹˈɛʃən ɪz nˌɑːt fˈaʊnd ʌntˈɪl wˈɛl ˌɪntʊ ðə sˈɛvəntˌiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi.
A consort consisting entirely of instruments of the same family, on the other hand, was referred to as a "whole consort", though this expression is not found until well into the seventeenth century.