Consul

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈkÉ’n.sÉ™l/
• US IPA: /ˈkÉ‘n.sÉ™l/

Origin

From Old French, from Latin cōnsul.

Full definition of consul

Noun

1. An official residing in a foreign country in order to protect the interests of citizens from his or her nation.
2. (historical) Either of the two highest-ranking officials of the Roman Republic.
3. (historical) One of the three chief magistrates of France from 1799 to 1804.
4. (obsolete) A senator; a counsellor.
• ShakespeareMany of the consuls, raised and met,
  Are at the duke's already.
• Bible, Job. iii. 14 (Douay version)With kings and consuls of the earth.

Derived terms

• consul general
• vice-consul

Related terms

• consular
• consulate

Anagrams

• clonus
• cluons