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counsel

coun·sel

UK/ˈkaʊn.səl/ US/ˈkaʊnsʌl/ common
noun (2) verb (1)

noun

1.
2.

verb

1.

give advice to

  • “The teacher counsels troubled students”
  • “The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud”
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Origin

From Middle English counseil, conseil, from Old French conseil, from Latin cōnsilium, of unknown origin but possibly from either com- + calō (via a phonetic variant of concilium) or cōnsulō.

Phrases

  • counsel of despair
  • counsel of perfection
  • defence counsel
  • general counsel
  • independent counsel
  • keep counsel
  • keep one's counsel
  • keep one's own counsel
  • of counsel
  • right of counsel

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