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consuls

consuls is the plural of consul.

Meaning of consul

Noun

consul (plural consuls)

  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.
    Synonyms:
    count
  4. (historical, obsolete) A member of early modern city councils in southern France and Catalonia.
  5. (historical, obsolete) An officer of the trading and merchant companies of early modern England.
  6. (historical, obsolete) 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.

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Phrases with consuls

Questions about consuls

What is consuls the plural of?
Consuls is the plural of consul.

Words near consuls in the dictionary

  1. consulate general
  2. consulates
  3. consulates general
  4. consuless
  5. consulesses
  6. consuls
  7. consuls general
  8. consuls-general
  9. consulship
  10. consulships
  11. consult

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