counsellorship

Variant of counselor

counselor definition

coun·se·lor or counsellor coun′·sel·lor (ko̵un′sə lər)

noun

  1. a person who counsels; advisor; specif., one who advises students or clients regarding educational and occupational alternatives, personal problems, etc.
  2. a legal advisor, as of an embassy or legation
  3. a lawyer, esp. one who conducts cases in court
    in full counselor-at-law
  4. a person in charge of a group of children at a camp
  5. Mormon Ch. one of the advisors to a presiding officer

Etymology: ME counseilere < OFr consellier < L consiliator

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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