consul
/ˈkɒnsəl/noun
1
- an official appointed by a state to live in a foreign city and protect the state's citizens and interests there领事。
2
- (in ancient Rome) one of the two annually elected chief magistrates who jointly ruled the republic（古罗马）两执政官之一。
2.1
- any of the three chief magistrates of the first French republic (1799-1804)（法国第一共和国）三执政官之一。
派生词
consular
/ˈkɒnsjʊlə(r)/ adjectiveconsulship
noun词源
late Middle English (denoting an ancient Roman magistrate)： from Latin, related to consulere 'take counsel'.