consul
Either of the two heads of government and state of the Roman Republic or the…Either of the two heads of government and state of the Roman Republic or the equivalent nominal post under the Roman and Byzantine Empires.
» Do not say anything, please, about your consul.
Meaning
8 senses(historical)Either of the two heads of government and state of the Roman Republic or the equivalent nominal post under the Roman and Byzantine Empires.
ко́нсулkónsul
ко́нсулkónsul
(historical)Any of the three heads of government and state of France between 1799 and 1804.
(broadly)An official residing in major foreign towns to represent and protect the interests of the merchants and citizens of their country.
Konsul, Konsulin
ко́нсулkónsul
ко́нсулkónsul, ко́нсулкаkónsulka
a diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign country
(obsolete)A count or earl.
A councillor
(historical, obsolete)A member of early modern city councils in southern France and Catalonia.
(historical, obsolete)An officer of the trading and merchant companies of early modern England.
(historical, obsolete)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.
(obsolete)A high government official, generally either a coruler himself or a counsellor directly under the ruler.
Examples
11 sentencesDo not say anything, please, about your consul.
Ziri is a consul.
Ziri became a consul.
Cicero was elected consul.
Cicero has been elected consul.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English consul, from Old English consul, from Latin cōnsul.From Middle English consul, from Old English consul, from Latin cōnsul.
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