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Webster 1913 Edition
Consulate
Con′su-late
,Noun.
[L.
consulatus
: cf. F. consulat
.] 1.
The office of a consul.
Addison.
2.
The jurisdiction or residence of a consul.
Kent.
3.
Consular government; term of office of a consul.
Webster 1828 Edition
Consulate
CONSULATE
,Noun.
2.
The jurisdiction or extent of a consuls authority.Definition 2025
consulate
consulate
English
Noun
consulate (plural consulates)
- Rule by consuls, as during most periods of the Roman Republic or in France between 1799 and 1804.
- The office of a consul, in its various senses.
- The term of office of a consul.
- The business office of a consul; a minor embassy.
- (obsolete) Any town or city council.
Synonyms
- (rule): capitoulate (historical, Toulouse)
- (office and term of office): consulship; capitoulate (historical, Toulouse)
Derived terms
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Translations
the residency of a consul
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an office of a government, comparable to an embassy
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References
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1st ed. "consulate, n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1893.