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ˈkɒns(ə)l/
n.
- a state official living in a foreign city and protecting the state's citizens and interests there.
- (in ancient Rome) each of the two annually elected chief magistrates who ruled the republic.
▸any of the three chief magistrates of the first French republic (1799–1804).
Derivative
- consular
/ˈkɒnsjʊlə/
adj. - consulship n.
Etymology
ME: from L., rel. to consulere ‘take counsel’.
