concent

[kuh n-sent]

noun Archaic.

concord of sound, voices, etc.; harmony.

Nearby words

Origin of concent

1575–85; < Latin concentus harmony, chorus, literally, singing or playing together, equivalent to concen-, variant stem of concinere to sing together (con- con- + -cinere, combining form of canere to sing; cf. chant) + -tus suffix of v. action

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for concent

Concent, kon-sent′, n. a harmony or concord of sounds: concert of voices.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
The latter is more probable, as Purchas observes that the Consent kept no concent with her consorts.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. VIII.|Robert Kerr
In 1588 he published his first work, "a little book of great pains," entitled A Concent of Scripture.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various

British Dictionary definitions for concent

concent

noun

archaic a concord, as of sounds, voices, etc

Word Origin for concent

C16: from Latin concentus harmonious sounds, from concinere to sing together, from canere to sing

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for concent

concent

"harmony," 1580s, from Latin concentus "a singing together, harmony," from concinere "to sing or sound together," from com- "with, together" (see com-) + canere "to sing" (see chant (v.)). Often misspelled consent or confused with that word.