ppl. a. [f. CONSORT v. + -ED1.] Associated, leagued; united as consorts.
1588. Shaks., L. L. L., I. i. 260. There did I see that low spirited Swaine … sorted and consorted … with a Wench. Ibid. (1593), Rich. II., V. vi. 15. Two of the dangerous consorted Traitors.
1667. Milton, P. L., VII. 50. He [Adam] with his consorted Eve, The storie heard attentive.
1747. Collins, Ode to Liberty, Epode ii. 23. The Chiefs … Hear their consorted Druids sing Their triumphs.
1882. W. Ballantine, Experiences, xxxviii. 365. They were a curiously consorted pair.
† b. Tuned in harmony, harmonious. Obs.
1580. Sidney, Arcadia, XI. 211. Seven appassionated shepheards, all keeping the pace of their foot by their voice, and sundry consorted instruments they held in their arms.
