consulate

[ kon-suh-lit ]
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noun
  1. the premises officially occupied by a consul.

  2. the position, work, authority, or term of service of a consul.

  1. (often initial capital letter) a government by consuls, as in France from 1799 to 1804.

Origin of consulate

1
1350–1400; Middle English <Latin consulātus, equivalent to consulconsul + -ātus-ate3

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British Dictionary definitions for consulate

consulate

/ (ˈkɒnsjʊlɪt) /


noun
  1. the business premises or residence of a consul

  2. government by consuls

  1. the office or period of office of a consul or consuls

  2. (often capital)

    • the government of France by the three consuls from 1799 to 1804

    • this period of French history

  3. (often capital)

    • the consular government of the Roman republic

    • the office or rank of a Roman consul

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