consul

[kon-suh l] /ˈkɒn səl/
noun
1.
an official appointed by the government of one country to look after its commercial interests and the welfare of its citizens in another country.
2.
either of the two chief magistrates of the ancient Roman republic.
3.
French History. one of the three supreme magistrates of the First Republic during the period 1799–1804.
Origin
1350-1400; Middle English < Latin; traditionally taken to be a derivative of consulere to consult, but orig. and interrelationship of both words is unclear
Related forms
consular, adjective
consulship, noun
nonconsular, adjective
subconsul, noun
subconsular, adjective
subconsulship, noun
Can be confused
consul, council, counsel (see usage note at council)
Usage note
See council.
Examples from the web for consul
  • The rest of the book charts his progress from senator to consul.
  • In case of an emergency there is a big red button located on the center consul of the car.
  • He replaced the consul and had several senators put to death.
British Dictionary definitions for consul

consul

/ˈkɒnsəl/
noun
1.
an official appointed by a sovereign state to protect its commercial interests and aid its citizens in a foreign city
2.
(in ancient Rome) either of two annually elected magistrates who jointly exercised the highest authority in the republic
3.
(in France from 1799 to 1804) any of the three chief magistrates of the First Republic
Derived Forms
consular (ˈkɒnsjʊlə) adjective
consulship, noun
Word Origin
C14: from Latin, from consulere to consult
Word Origin and History for consul
n.

late 14c., "magistrate in ancient Rome," from Old French consule and directly from Latin consul "magistrate in ancient Rome," probably originally "one who consults the Senate," from consulere "to deliberate, take counsel" (see consultation).

Modern sense began with use as appellation of various foreign officials and magistrates, "a representative chosen by a community of merchants living in a foreign country; an agent appointed by a government or ruler to represent the interests of its subjects and traders in a foreign place" (c.1600), an extended sense that developed 13c. in the Spanish form of the word.

consul in Technology

language
A constraint-based [future-based?] language with Lisp-like syntax.
["Consul: A Parallel Constraint Language", D. Baldwin, IEEE Software 6(4):62-71].
(1994-11-30)