consort vs partner

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. 

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). 

partner

noun
  • A spouse or other person with whom one shares a domestic, romantic or sexual bond. 

  • Someone with whom one plays on the same side in a game, such as card games or doubles tennis. 

  • Someone with whom one dances in a two-person dance. 

  • One of the pieces of wood comprising the framework which strengthens the deck of a wooden ship around the holes through which the mast and other fittings pass. 

  • One of each halves of a pair of someone or something that belongs together. 

  • A group financial arrangement in which each member contributes a set amount of money over a set period. 

  • A member of a business or law partnership. 

verb
  • To join as a partner. 

  • To work or perform as a partner. 

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