English

Noun

consortium ‎(plural consortia or consortiums)

1. An association or combination of businesses, financial institutions, or investors, for the purpose of engaging in a joint venture.
2. A similar arrangement among non-commercial institutions or organizations.
3. An association or society.
4. (law) The right of a spouse to all the normal relationships with his or her mate.

Translations

French

Noun

consortium m ‎(plural consortiums)

1. consortium (association, arrangement)
2. cartel

Derived terms

• consortial

Latin

Adjective

consortium

1. genitive masculine plural of consors
2. genitive feminine plural of consors
3. genitive neuter plural of consors

References

• consortium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• consortium in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• CONSORTIUM in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “consortium”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.