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consultor

[kuh n-suhl-ter]
noun
  1. a member of a secular clergy who advises a bishop.
  2. a specialist who advises the Roman Curia.
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Origin of consultor

1620–30; < Latin, equivalent to consul(ere) to consult + -tor -tor
Related formspre·con·sul·tor, noun
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Historical Examples

  • Bob Pillin, in the fixed chair of the consultor, nursed his bowler on his knee.

    Five Tales

    John Galsworthy

  • In 1671 there arose another quarrel over a fine incurred by a canon who was also a consultor of the tribunal.