Definition of Conul
Consul, (1) one of the two magistrates of Rome elected annually
after the expulsion of the kings, and invested with regal power; (2) a
chief magistrate of the French Republic from 1799 to 1804; (3) one
commissioned to protect, especially the mercantile rights of the subjects
of a State in foreign country.
- Wikipedia
Con"sul (k&obreve;n"sŭl), n.
[L., prob. fr. consulere to deliberate. See
Consult.] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) One
of the two chief magistrates of the republic.
&fist; They were chosen annually, originally from the
patricians only, but later from the plebeians also.
2. A senator; a counselor.
[Obs.]
Many of the consuls, raised and met,
Are at the duke's already.
Shak.
With kings and consuls of the earth.
Job. iii. 14 (Douay Ver. )
3. (Fr. Hist.) One of the three
chief magistrates of France from 1799 to 1804, who were called,
respectively, first, second, and third consul.
4. An official commissioned to reside in
some foreign country, to care for the commercial interests of the
citizens of the appointing government, and to protect its
seamen.
Consul general, a consul of the first
rank, stationed in an important place, or having jurisdiction in
several places or over several consuls. -- Vice
consul, a consular officer holding the place of a
consul during the consul's absence or after he has been
relieved.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
CONSUL, n. In American politics, a person who having failed to secure
an office from the people is given one by the Administration on
condition that he leave the country.
- 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
- An official residing in a foreign country in order to protect the interests of their nation.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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