alignment vs consort

alignment

noun
  • An alliance of factions. 

  • The precise route or course taken by a linear way (road, railway, footpath, etc.) between two points. 

  • The conjunction of two celestial objects. 

  • An arrangement of items in a line. 

  • The process of adjusting a mechanism such that its parts are aligned; the condition of having its parts so adjusted. 

  • One of a set number of moral positions or philosophies a character can take. 

  • The goals and values of an artificial intelligence, considered relative to human ethical standards. 

  • A way of arranging DNA, RNA or protein sequences in order to identify regions of similarity. 

consort

noun
  • Association or partnership. 

  • The spouse of a monarch. 

  • A ship accompanying another. 

  • A group or company, especially of musicians playing the same type of instrument. 

  • A husband, wife, companion or partner. 

  • An informal, usually well-publicized sexual companion of a monarch, aristocrat, celebrity, etc. 

verb
  • To be in agreement. 

  • To associate or keep company (with). 

adj
  • of a title, by virtue of one's (living) spouse; often contrasted with regnant and dowager 

How often have the words alignment and consort occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )