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Subject: Consorts...
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 1997 10:38:48 -0500 (EST)

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In a message dated 97-11-20 05:09:58 EST, you write:

<< A consort generally was used as a southern term for one living with a
member of the opposite sex without benefit of clergy, generally the male
being the consort for a single, or married, woman. The female doing the
reverse was generally called a "companion" in polite society, or worse in a
barroom. >>

Not actually true....; A Consort, in early America, was simply another term
used for the description of one side or other of the marriage, usually
refering to the first deceased of the partnership. ie: If Richard and Mary
are married, (with benefit of the Clergy...), and Mary dies first, she may
now be referred to as, "Mary, Consort of Richard". This was often placed on
the gravestone of the deceased.

SJC

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