[ˈkɒnsl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an official appointed by a state to live in a foreign city and protect the state's citizens and interests there
(e.g: the British consul in Israel)

- (in ancient Rome) each of the two annually elected chief magistrates who jointly ruled the republic


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (denoting an ancient Roman magistrate): from Latin, related to consulere ‘take counsel’