Definition of: consent

(kən·sent′) v.i.
1. To yield or accede, as to a proposal or request, when one has the right, power, or wish not to do so.
2. To give assent, as to a contract; agree.
3. Obs. To agree together; accord. See synonyms under AGREE, ASSENT.
—noun
1. A voluntary yielding of the will, judgment, or inclination to what is proposed or desired by another; acquiescence; compliance.
2. Harmony in opinion or sentiment; agreement; concord.
3. Law A rational and voluntary concurrence in an act or contract.
4. Obs. Harmonious correspondence or operation. See synonyms under HARMONY, PERMISSION. [<OF consentir <L consentire. See CONSENSUS.]
—con·sent′er noun