choir vs consort

choir

noun
  • A group of people who sing together; a company of people who are trained to sing together. 

  • The part of a church where the choir assembles for song. 

  • One of the nine ranks or orders of angels. 

  • Set of strings (one per note) for a harpsichord. 

verb
  • To sing in concert. 

consort

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

  • The spouse of a monarch. 

  • A ship accompanying another. 

  • Association or partnership. 

  • A husband, wife, companion or partner. 

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

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

verb
  • To be in agreement. 

  • To associate or keep company (with). 

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