consular

[kon-suhl]

con·sul

[kon-suhl]
noun
1.
an official appointed by the government of one country to look after its commercial interests and the welfare of its citizens in another country.
2.
either of the two chief magistrates of the ancient Roman republic.
3.
French History. one of the three supreme magistrates of the First Republic during the period 1799–1804.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin; traditionally taken to be a derivative of consulere to consult, but orig. and interrelationship of both words is unclear

con·su·lar, adjective
con·sul·ship, noun
non·con·su·lar, adjective
sub·con·sul, noun
sub·con·su·lar, adjective
EXPAND
sub·con·sul·ship, noun
COLLAPSE

consul, council, counsel (see usage note at council).


See council.

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consul (ˈkɒnsəl)
 
n
1.  an official appointed by a sovereign state to protect its commercial interests and aid its citizens in a foreign city
2.  (in ancient Rome) either of two annually elected magistrates who jointly exercised the highest authority in the republic
3.  (in France from 1799 to 1804) any of the three chief magistrates of the First Republic
 
[C14: from Latin, from consulere to consult]
 
consular
 
adj
 
'consulship
 
n

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