consultor

[ kuh n-suhl-ter ]
/ kənˈsʌl tər /

noun

a member of a secular clergy who advises a bishop.
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

OTHER WORDS FROM consultor

pre·con·sul·tor, noun

Words nearby consultor

consultation, consultative, consulting, consulting room, consulting staff, consultor, consumable, consume, consumedly, consumer, consumer advocate
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Example sentences from the Web for consultor

  • 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.

    A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 1|Henry Charles Lea