consulate
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English
Etymology
From Middle English consulat, consulate, from Latin consulātus, from consul + -ātus (-ate (fourth)). In some senses, via French consulat.
Pronunciation
Noun
consulate (plural consulates)
- Rule by consuls, as during most periods of the Roman Republic or in France between 1799 and 1804.
- The office of a consul, in its various senses.
- The term of office of a consul.
- The business office of a consul; a minor embassy.
- (obsolete) Any town or city council.
Synonyms
- (rule): capitoulate (historical, Toulouse)
- (office and term of office): consulship; capitoulate (historical, Toulouse)
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Translations
the residency of a consul
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an office of a government, comparable to an embassy
See also
References
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1st ed. "consulate, n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1893.