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consultor

[ kuhn-suhl-ter ]

noun

  1. a member of a secular clergy who advises a bishop.
  2. a specialist who advises the Roman Curia.


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Other Words From

  • precon·sultor noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of consultor1

1620–30; < Latin, equivalent to consul ( ere ) to consult + -tor -tor

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Example Sentences

In 1671 there arose another quarrel over a fine incurred by a canon who was also a consultor of the tribunal.

Bob Pillin, in the fixed chair of the consultor, nursed his bowler on his knee.

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