noun result of consultation; advice; instruction.
2. counsel ·vt to advise or recommend, as an act or course.
3. counsel ·noun a secret opinion or purpose; a private matter.
4. counsel ·noun deliberate purpose; design; intent; scheme; plan.
5. counsel ·noun interchange of opinions; mutual advising; consultation.
6. counsel ·vt to give advice to; to advice, admonish, or instruct, as a person.
7. counsel ·noun examination of consequences; exercise of deliberate judgment; prudence.
8. counsel ·noun one who gives advice, especially in legal matters; one professionally engaged in the trial or management of a cause in court; also, collectively, the legal advocates united in the management of a case; as, the defendant has able counsel.