/kon'seuhl tay"sheuhn/ , n.
1. the act of consulting; conference.
2. a meeting for deliberation, discussion, or decision.
3. a meeting of physicians to evaluate a patient's case and treatment.
4. Eng. Law. a writ returning a case to an ecclesiastical court from a temporal one.
5. Australian. lottery.
[ 1540-50; consultation- (s. of consultatio ), equiv. to consultat ( us ) (ptp. of consultare; see CONSULT, -ATE 1 ) + -ion- -ION ]