consul
Syllables: con·sulUK/ˈkɒn.səl//ˈkɑn.səl/
consul noun: either of the two heads of government and state of the Roman Republic or the equivalent nominal post under the Roman and Byzantine Empires.
Noun
consul (plural consuls)
- Either of the two heads of government and state of the Roman Republic or the equivalent nominal post under the Roman and Byzantine Empires.
- Any of the three heads of government and state of France between 1799 and 1804.
- A count or earl.
- Synonyms:
- count
- A member of early modern city councils in southern France and Catalonia.
- An officer of the trading and merchant companies of early modern England.
- 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.
- An official residing in major foreign towns to represent and protect the interests of the merchants and citizens of their country.
- A high government official, generally either a coruler himself or a counsellor directly under the ruler.
- 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... - 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...
- Synonyms:
- counsellor
- Both we will raigne as Conſuls of the earth,
consul meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
consul in Hindi
- official who protects the interests of citizens
- कौंसल kaunsal, क़ोंसल qonsal, क़ौंसल qaunsal, वाणिज्य दूत vāṇijya dūt
consul in Tamil
- அயல் நாட்டுத் தூதுவர், அயல்நாட்டுப் பேராளர், உதவித் தூதர், தூதர்
consul in Marathi
- वाणिज्यदूत
consul in Urdu
- official who protects the interests of citizens
- قَونْصَل qaunsal
More languagesFewer languages
- consul in Bengali
- দূত dut
- consul in Telugu
- కాన్సుల్, కాన్సల్
- consul in Malayalam
- രാജ്യപ്രതിനിധി
- consul in Kannada
- ಕಾನ್ಸುಲ್, ಕಾನ್ಸಲ್
- consul in Punjabi
- ਕੌਂਸੂਲ
- consul in Gujarati
- કોન્સ્યુલ, કોન્સલ, વાણિજ્ય દૂત
- consul in Odia
- କନସୁଲ, କନସାଲ, କନସଲ
- consul in Nepali
- कन्सुल, कन्सल
- consul in Pashto
- قونسل qonsol, کونسل kwənsol
- consul in Arabic
- قُنْصُل qunṣul
- consul in Malay
- konsul
- consul in Indonesian
- konsul
- consul in Thai
- กงสุล gong-sǔn
- consul in Vietnamese
- quan chấp chính, chấp chính quan, lãnh sự
- consul in Myanmar
- ကောင်စစ်ဝန် kaungcac-wan
Synonyms of consul
- count
- counsellor
- councillor
- early modern councilmen of southern France and Catalonia
Forms of consul
| plural | consuls |
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Origin of consul
From Middle English consul, from Old English consul, from Latin cōnsul.
Words formed from consul
- coconsul
- consulacy
- consulage
- consuless
- consul general
- consul-general
- consuling
- consulship
- first consul
- honorary consul
- honourary consul
- vice-consul
Phrases with consul
Words that rhyme with consul
Questions about consul
- What does consul mean?
- Consul means either of the two heads of government and state of the Roman Republic or the equivalent nominal post under the Roman and Byzantine Empires.
- What is consul in Hindi?
- Consul in Hindi is कौंसल (kaunsal), क़ोंसल (qonsal), क़ौंसल (qaunsal). See Consul meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is consul?
- Consul is a noun.
- How do you pronounce consul?
- Consul is pronounced /ˈkɒn.səl/ (UK).
- What is the plural of consul?
- The plural of consul is consuls.
Words near consul in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: consul (page history and authors); consul (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); consul (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); consul (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); consul (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); consul (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); consul (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); consul (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); consul (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); consul (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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