consul
Meanings
Plural: consuls
Noun
- a diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign country
- Either of the two heads of government and state of the Roman Republic or the equivalent nominal post under the Roman and Byzantine Empires.
- Any of the three heads of government and state of France between 1799 and 1804.
- A count or earl.
- A councillor
- A member of early modern city councils in southern France and Catalonia.
- A councillor
- An officer of the trading and merchant companies of early modern England.
- A councillor
- An official in various early modern port and trading towns, elected by resident foreign merchants to settle disputes among themselves and to represent them to the local authorities.
- An official residing in major foreign towns to represent and protect the interests of the merchants and citizens of their country.
- A high government official, generally either a coruler himself or a counsellor directly under the ruler.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English consul, from Old English consul, from Latin cōnsul.
Synonyms
councillor, counsellor, count, early modern councilmen of southern France and Catalonia
Scrabble Score: 8
consul is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordconsul is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
consul is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 12
consul is a valid Words With Friends word