consulate

[kon-suh-lit] Origin

con·su·late

[kon-suh-lit]
noun
1.
the premises officially occupied by a consul.
2.
the position, work, authority, or term of service of a consul.
3.
(often initial capital letter) a government by consuls, as in France from 1799 to 1804.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin consulātus, equivalent to consul consul + -ātus -ate3
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consulate (ˈkɒnsjʊlɪt)
 
n
1.  the business premises or residence of a consul
2.  government by consuls
3.  the office or period of office of a consul or consuls
4.  (often capital)
 a.  the government of France by the three consuls from 1799 to 1804
 b.  this period of French history
5.  (often capital)
 a.  the consular government of the Roman republic
 b.  the office or rank of a Roman consul

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consulate
late 14c., "government of Rome by the Consuls," from L. consulatus, from consul (see consul). Also used in ref. to the consular government of France from 1799-1804. In ref. to the office of a modern consul, from 1702.
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