n. [ L., prob. fr. consulere to deliberate. See Consult. ]
☞ They were chosen annually, originally from the patricians only, but later from the plebeians also. [ 1913 Webster ]
Many of the consuls, raised and met,
Are at the duke's already. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
With kings and consuls of the earth. Job. iii. 14 (Douay Ver. ) [ 1913 Webster ]
Consul general,
Vice consul,
n. (Com.) A duty or tax paid by merchants for the protection of their commerce by means of a consul in a foreign place. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. consularis; cf. F. consulaire. ] Of or pertaining to a consul; performing the duties of a consul;
a. Consular. [ Obs. ] Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. consulatus: cf. F. consulat. ]
n.
v. i.
Let us consult upon to-morrow's business. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
All the laws of England have been made by the kings England, consulting with the nobility and commons. Hobbes. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
Men forgot, or feared, to consult nature . . . ; they were content to consult libraries. Whewell. [ 1913 Webster ]
We are . . . to consult the necessities of life, rather than matters of ornament and delight. L'Estrange. [ 1913 Webster ]
Manythings were there consulted for the future, yet nothing was positively resolved. Clarendon. [ 1913 Webster ]
Thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people. Hab. ii. 10. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
The council broke;
And all grave consults dissolved in smoke. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. an expert who gives advice.