- a combination of financial institutions, capitalists, etc., for carrying into effect some financial operation requiring large resources of capital.
- any association, partnership, or union.
- the legal right of partners in a marriage to companionship and conjugal intercourse with each other: In a wrongful death action the surviving spouse commonly seeks damages for loss of consortium.
- an association of financiers, companies, etc, esp one formed for a particular purpose
- the right of husband or wife to the company, assistance, and affection of the other
