CONSUL


Meaning of CONSUL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkän(t)-səl ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin; perhaps akin to Latin consulere to consult

Date: 14th century

1.

a. : either of two annually elected chief magistrates of the Roman republic

b. : one of three chief magistrates of the French republic from 1799 to 1804

2. : an official appointed by a government to reside in a foreign country to represent the commercial interests of citizens of the appointing country

• con·sul·ar -s(ə-)lər adjective

• con·sul·ship -səl-ˌship noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.