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.
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.