consul

Plural: consuls

Noun

An official appointed by a government to live in a foreign city.
a diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign country
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.
A high government official, generally either a coruler himself or a counsellor directly under the ruler.

Examples

The word CONSUL provided a good hook for extending a word already on the Scrabble board.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English consul, from Old English consul, from Latin cōnsul.

Synonyms

councillor, counsellor, count, early modern councilmen of southern France and Catalonia

Scrabble Score: 8

consul: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
consul: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
consul: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

consul: valid Words With Friends Word