noun
pl. -·ri the chief advisor or aide to a Mafia leader: often humorously or ironically applied to any high-ranking aide
Origin of consigliere
It, counselor, advisor from consiglio, advice from Classical Latin consilium, counselconsigliere
con·si·glie·re
noun
The definition of a consigliere, an alternative spelling for consigliore, is a top aide or advisor to a Mafia boss or criminal organization.
A man who provides counsel and advice to the head of a Mafia crime family is an example of a consigliere.
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pl. con·si·glie·ri,An adviser, especially to a leader of an organized crime syndicate.
Origin of consigliere
Italian from Latin cōnsiliārius from cōnsilium adviceTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Italian consiglio, "advice", "counsel", from Latin consilium.
Entered the popular English lexicon through Mario Puzo's “Godfather” novels and the subsequent films made from them.
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