ðə wˈɜːd "kˈɑːnsɔːɹt", jˈuːzd ɪn ðɪs wˈeɪ, ɪz ɐn ˈɜːlɪɚ fˈɔːɹm ʌv "kˈɑːnsɚt", ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə wˈʌn əpˈɪniən, wˌaɪl ˈʌðɚ sˈoːɹsᵻz hˈoʊld ðə ɹᵻvˈɜːs: ðˌɐɾɪt kˈʌmz fɹʌmðə fɹˈɛntʃ tˈɜːm kˈɑːnsɚt ɔːɹ ɪts ɪtˈæliən pˈɛɹənt tˈɜːm kəntʃˈɛɹɾoʊ, ɪn ɪts sˈɪkstiːnθsˈɛntʃɚɹi sˈɛns.
The word "consort", used in this way, is an earlier form of "concert", according to one opinion, while other sources hold the reverse: that it comes from the French term concert or its Italian parent term concerto, in its sixteenth-century sense.