Dictionary

consul en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɒn.səl/ (UK)
• /ˈkɑn.səl/ (General-American)
• kŏnʹsəl (UK)
• kŏnʹsəl (General-American)
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Etymology

From Middle English consul, from Old English consul, from Latin cōnsul.

Meanings

1. (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.
2. (historical) Any of the three heads of government and state of France between 1799 and 1804.
3. (obsolete) A count or earl.
4. (historical, obsolete) A councillor ▸ A member of early modern city councils in southern France and Catalonia.
5. (historical, obsolete) A councillor ▸ An officer of the trading and merchant companies of early modern England.
6. (historical, obsolete) A councillor ▸ 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.
7. (broadly) An official residing in major foreign towns to represent and protect the interests of the merchants and citizens of their country.
8. (obsolete) A high government official, generally either a coruler himself or a counsellor directly under the ruler.
   • With kinges and conſules of the earth, which build themſelves ſolitarie places: 1609, The Holie Bible, […] (Douay–Rheims Bible), Doway: Laurence Kellam, […], →OCLC, Iob 3:14, page 1065:
   • Both we will raigne as Conſuls of the earth, And mightie kings ſhall be our Senators. c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act I, scene ii:
   • And many of the Conſuls, rais'd and met, Are at the Dukes already. c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii], page 312, column 1:

Forms

Deriveds

consulage · vice-consul · consuling · consul general · consuless · honorary consul · honourary consul · consulacy · coconsul · consul-general · first consul · consulship

Relateds

consularity · consulate · consular · consulary · ambassador

Synonyms

early modern councilmen of southern France and Catalonia (capitoul (Toulouse)) · count (count) · councillor (councillor) · counsellor (counsellor)

Translations (111)

tr konsolos (official who protects the interests of citizens) · be ко́нсул (either of the two highest-ranking officials of the Roman republic) · nb konsul (official who protects the interests of citizens) · da konsul (official who protects the interests of citizens) · th กงสุล (official who protects the interests of citizens) · ko 영사 (official who protects the interests of citizens) · sh kȏnzul (official who protects the interests of citizens) · is konsúll (official who protects the interests of citizens) · eo konsulo (official who protects the interests of citizens) · hi कौंसल (official who protects the interests of citizens) · cs konzul (official who protects the interests of citizens) · cmn 領事 /领事 (official who protects the interests of citizens) · dsb konsul (official who protects the interests of citizens) · ar قُنْصُل (official who protects the interests of citizens) · it console (either of the two highest-ranking officials of the Roman republic) · mn консул (official who protects the interests of citizens) · fr consul (official who protects the interests of citizens) · dng линсы (official who protects the interests of citizens) · uk ко́нсул (either of the two highest-ranking officials of the Roman republic) · bg ко́нсул (either of the two highest-ranking officials of the Roman republic) · is ræðismaður (either of the two highest-ranking officials of the Roman republic) · yi קאָנסול (official who protects the interests of citizens) · vi chấp chính quan (either of the two highest-ranking officials of the Roman republic) · nan-hbl 領事 /领事 (official who protects the interests of citizens) · cs konzulka (official who protects the interests of citizens) · mk конзулка (official who protects the interests of citizens) · fi konsuli (official who protects the interests of citizens) · de Konsulin (official who protects the interests of citizens) · az konsul (official who protects the interests of citizens) · ar قُنْصُل (either of the two highest-ranking officials of the Roman republic) · gl cónsul (official who protects the interests of citizens) · cmn 執政官 /执政官 (either of the two highest-ranking officials of the Roman republic) · lv konsuls (official who protects the interests of citizens) · uk ко́нсул (official who protects the interests of citizens) · ru ко́нсул (either of the two highest-ranking officials of the Roman republic) · yue 領事 /领事 (official who protects the interests of citizens) · sl kónzul (either of the two highest-ranking officials of the Roman republic) · pt cônsul (official who protects the interests of citizens) · he קונסולית (official who protects the interests of citizens) · fr consule (official who protects the interests of citizens) · crh konsul (official who protects the interests of citizens) · ro consul (either of the two highest-ranking officials of the Roman republic) · sk konzul (official who protects the interests of citizens) · sv konsul (official who protects the interests of citizens) · hsb konsul (official who protects the interests of citizens) · el πρόξενος (official who protects the interests of citizens) · la cōnsul (either of the two highest-ranking officials of the Roman republic) · cs konzul (either of the two highest-ranking officials of the Roman republic) · pt cônsul (either of the two highest-ranking officials of the Roman republic) · hi क़ोंसल (official who protects the interests of citizens) · km កុងស៊ុល (official who protects the interests of citizens) · sco consul (either of the two highest-ranking officials of the Roman republic) · ug كونسۇل (official who protects the interests of citizens) · ang ġēarcyning (either of the two highest-ranking officials of the Roman republic) · sl kónzul (official who protects the interests of citizens) · es cónsul (official who protects the interests of citizens) · tk konsul (official who protects the interests of citizens) · ps قونسل (official who protects the interests of citizens) · dng кунсур (official who protects the interests of citizens) · fa-ira کُنْسول (official who protects the interests of citizens) · ms konsul (official who protects the interests of citizens) · ko 령사 (official who protects the interests of citizens) · tg консул (official who protects the interests of citizens) · ky консул (official who protects the interests of citizens) · bg ко́нсул (official who protects the interests of citizens) · ka კონსული (official who protects the interests of citizens) · sl kónzulka (official who protects the interests of citizens) · ga consal (official who protects the interests of citizens) · sk konzul (either of the two highest-ranking officials of the Roman republic) · it console (official who protects the interests of citizens) · hy հյուպատոս (official who protects the interests of citizens) · de Konsul (official who protects the interests of citizens) · pl konsul (official who protects the interests of citizens) · fa-ira قُنْسول (official who protects the interests of citizens) · is ræðismaður (official who protects the interests of citizens) · nl consul (official who protects the interests of citizens) · mk конзул (official who protects the interests of citizens) · sq konsull (official who protects the interests of citizens) · ja 領事 (official who protects the interests of citizens) · fi konsuli (either of the two highest-ranking officials of the Roman republic) · id konsul (official who protects the interests of citizens) · sh ко̑нзул (official who protects the interests of citizens) · lt konsulas (official who protects the interests of citizens) · da konsul (either of the two highest-ranking officials of the Roman republic) · uz konsul (official who protects the interests of citizens) · ru ко́нсул (official who protects the interests of citizens) · za lingjsw (official who protects the interests of citizens) · ro consul (official who protects the interests of citizens) · be ко́нсул (official who protects the interests of citizens) · vi quan chấp chính (either of the two highest-ranking officials of the Roman republic) · kk консул (official who protects the interests of citizens) · ur قَونْصَل (official who protects the interests of citizens) · grc ὕπατος (either of the two highest-ranking officials of the Roman republic) · io konsulo (official who protects the interests of citizens) · ang consul (either of the two highest-ranking officials of the Roman republic) · enm consul (either of the two highest-ranking officials of the Roman republic) · bg ко́нсулка (official who protects the interests of citizens) · ps کونسل (official who protects the interests of citizens) · hu konzul (official who protects the interests of citizens) · be ко́нсулка (official who protects the interests of citizens) · he קוֹנְסוּל (official who protects the interests of citizens) · hi क़ौंसल (official who protects the interests of citizens) · bn দূত (official who protects the interests of citizens) · pl konsul (either of the two highest-ranking officials of the Roman republic) · hi वाणिज्य दूत (official who protects the interests of citizens) · sk konzulka (official who protects the interests of citizens) · my ကောင်စစ်ဝန် (official who protects the interests of citizens) · et konsul (official who protects the interests of citizens) · uk ко́нсулка (official who protects the interests of citizens) · lo ກົງສຸນ (official who protects the interests of citizens) · vi lãnh sự (official who protects the interests of citizens)