Consul Definition

kŏnsəl
consuls
noun
Either of the two chief magistrates of the ancient Roman republic.
Webster's New World
A person appointed by a government to aid and serve its citizens and business interests in a foreign city.
Webster's New World
One of the three highest officials of the French republic from 1799 to 1804
Webster's New World
Bible, Job. iii. 14 (Douay version)
With kings and consuls of the earth.
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Noun

Singular:
consul
Plural:
consuls

Origin of Consul

  • Middle English Roman consul from Latin cōnsul possibly akin to cōnsulere to take counsel

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French, from Latin cōnsul.

    From Wiktionary

Consul Sentence Examples

  • The son of the last king, Gaius Julius Antiochus Epiphanes Philopappus, was Roman consul for A.D.

  • It was largely owing to Consalvi's combined firmness and tact that the Concordat, as ultimately signed, was free from the objectionable clauses on which the First Consul had at first insisted.

  • The proxenus is generally compared to the modern consul or minister resident.

  • In 140 he was made consul.

  • Their subservience to Rome so enraged the Greek cities of Syria that the Roman envoy Graeus Octavius (consul 165 B.C.) was assassinated in Laodicea (162).(162).

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Words Starting With

CCOCON

Words Ending With

LULSUL

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Words Starting With C and Ending With L

Starts With C & Ends With LStarts With CO & Ends With LStarts With C & Ends With UL

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With C6 Letter Words Ending With L