consortium
consortium (k[schwa]n-sor-shee-[schwa]m). 1. The benefits that one person, esp. a spouse, is entitled to receive from another, including companionship, cooperation, affection, aid, financial support, and (between spouses) sexual relations (a claim for loss of consortium). See LOSS OF CONSORTIUM; CONJUGAL RIGHTS . filial consortium (fil-ee-[schwa]l). A child’s society, affection, and companionship given to a parent. […]