consortiums

noun | \ kən-ˈsȯr-shəm; -shē-əm \ | con·sor·tium

1. : an agreement, combination, or group (as of companies) formed to undertake an enterprise beyond the resources of any one member

2. : the right of one spouse to the company, affection, and assistance of and to sexual relations with the other; also : the right of a parent or child to the company, affection, and assistance of the other suing for loss of consortium — compare society : the right of a parent or child to the company, affection, and assistance of the other suing for loss of consortium — compare society