Meaning

1 senses
  1. A member of a privy council; a close, intimate advisor, usually to a monarch.

    Geheimrat

    та́йный сове́тникtájnyj sovétnik

Translations

3 languages
Русский
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Deutsch
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Origin

Formed as privy council + -or after councillor.

Formed as privy council + -or after councillor.

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Forms

plural: privy councillors

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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