Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "consort" na iya bambanta dangane da mahallin. Ga wasu daga cikin ma’anoni gama gari: Ma'aurata, abokin tarayya, ko abokiyar aure, musamman wanda ya auri wani sarki mai mulki. Misali: Sarauniya Elizabeth ta biyu da Yarima Philip sun kasance abokan juna. Misali: Sau da yawa an gan shi yana haɗin gwiwa tare da sanannun masu laifi. ). Misali: Waƙar ta ƙunshi ƙungiyar kayan aikin Renaissance. Misali: Labarinsa bai jitu da sanannun hujjoji ba. Misali: Kamfanonin biyu sun yanke shawarar yin haɗin gwiwa a cikin haɗin gwiwa.
is no fit consort for our king.