Consul

kon′sul, n. one of the two chief-magistrates in the Roman republic: one commi ioned to reside in a foreign country as an agent for, or representative of, a government.— n. Con′sulage , duty paid to a consul for protection of goods.— adj. Con′sular , pertaining to a consul.— n. a man of consular rank.— ns. Con′sulate , the office, residence, or jurisdiction of a consul; Con′sulship , the office, or term of office, of a consul. [L.]