consort vs mistress

consort

noun
  • A husband, wife, companion or partner. 

  • The spouse of a monarch. 

  • A ship accompanying another. 

  • Association or partnership. 

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

  • 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 

mistress

noun
  • A married woman; a wife 

  • The other woman in an extramarital relationship, generally including sexual relations 

  • A female companion to a master (a man with control, authority or ownership) 

  • A woman, specifically one with great control, authority or ownership 

  • a woman regarded with love and devotion; a sweetheart 

  • A female teacher 

  • A dominatrix 

  • A woman well skilled in anything, or having the mastery over it 

verb
  • To act or take the role of a mistress. 

  • Of a woman: to master; to learn or develop to a high degree of proficiency. 

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