Consul Meaning
/ˈkɒn.səl/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounEither of the two heads of government and state of the Roman Republic or the equivalent nominal post under the Roman and Byzantine Empires.
nounAny of the three heads of government and state of France between 1799 and 1804.
Sentence Examples
The Belgian consul invited us to tea in a restaurant close to his country's embassy.
Do not say anything, please, about your consul.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The French ____ in New York helped me renew my passport.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The Belgian ____ invited us to tea in a restaurant close to his country's embassy.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English consul, from Old English consul, from Latin cōnsul.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Both we will raigne as Conſuls of the earth,
And mightie kings ſhall be our Senators."
— c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act I, scene ii:
"And many of the Conſuls, rais'd and met,
Are at the Dukes already."
— c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii], page 312, column 1:
"With kinges and conſules of the earth, which build themſelves ſolitarie places:"
— 1609, The Holie Bible, […] (Douay–Rheims Bible), Doway: Laurence Kellam, […], →OCLC, Iob 3:14, page 1065:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The French ____ in New York helped me renew my passport.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The Belgian ____ invited us to tea in a restaurant close to his country's embassy.