consul
sustantivoatestiguado en diálogos
- Reino Unido//ˈkɒn.səl//
- Estados Unidos//ˈkɑn.səl//
An official residing in major foreign towns to represent and protect the interests of the merchants and citizens of their country.
sustantivo
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históricoEither of the two heads of government and state of the Roman Republic or the equivalent nominal post under the Roman and Byzantine Empires.
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históricoAny of the three heads of government and state of France between 1799 and 1804.
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obsoletoA count or earl.
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históricoA councillor A member of early modern city councils in southern France and Catalonia.
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históricoA councillor An officer of the trading and merchant companies of early modern England.
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históricoA councillor 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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An official residing in major foreign towns to represent and protect the interests of the merchants and citizens of their country.
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obsoletoA high government official, generally either a coruler himself or a counsellor directly under the ruler.
Both we will raigne as Conſuls of the earth, And mightie kings ſhall be our Senators.
And many of the Conſuls, rais'd and met, Are at the Dukes already.
With kinges and conſules of the earth, which build themſelves ſolitarie places:
Etimología
From Middle English consul, from Old English consul, from Latin cōnsul.
Formas
- plural
- consuls
consul · An official residing in major foreign towns to represent and protect the interests of the merchants and citizens of their country.
consulate · Rule by consuls, as during most periods of the Roman Republic…consult · A visit to consult somebody, such as a doctor; a consultation.consultant · A person or party that is consulted.