consul
名词 n.
英 /ˈkɒn.səl/
美 /ˈkɑn.səl/
英文释义
名词 n.
- Either of the two heads of government and state of the Roman Republic or the equivalent nominal post under the Roman and Byzantine Empires.
- Any of the three heads of government and state of France between 1799 and 1804.
- A count or earl.
- A councillor; A member of early modern city councils in southern France and Catalonia.
- A councillor; An officer of the trading and merchant companies of early modern England.
- A 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.
- 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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A 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.
词形变化
词汇关系
词源
From Middle English consul, from Old English consul, from Latin cōnsul.
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