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consortĭo , ōnis, f. consors, II.,
I.fellowship, community, partnership, association (rare, but in good prose): “omnis humana dissolvetur,” Cic. Off. 3, 6, 26: “sociabilis inter binos Lacedaemoniorum reges,” Liv. 40, 8, 12; cf.: “tribuniciae potestatis,” Vell. 2, 99, 1; 2, 103, 2; and wholly absol.: “quaenam ista societas, quaenam consortio est?” Liv. 6, 40, 18 (v. the passage in connection): “fati,” Val. Max. 4, 6, 3: “(animalia terrestria) hominum quādam consortione degentia,” Plin. 9, 1, 1, § 1.—
II. Transf., of things: “stomachus, cui cum vesicā quaedam consortio est,” sympathy, sympathetic connection, Cels. 7, 27, 15.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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