counsellor \counsellor\ n.
same as counselor.
Syn: counselor.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Counselor \Coun"sel*or\ (koun"s[e^]l*[~e]r), n. [Written also
counsellor.] [OE. conseiler, F. conseiller, fr. L.
consiliarius, fr. consilium counsel.]
1. One who counsels; an adviser.
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Can he that speaks with the tongue of an enemy be a
good counselor, or no? --Shak.
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2. A member of council; one appointed to advise a sovereign
or chief magistrate.
Note: [See under Consilor.]
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3. One whose profession is to give advice in law, and manage
causes for clients in court; a barrister.
Syn: advocate, counsel, counselor, counselor-at-law;
attorney.
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Good counselors lack no clients. --Shak.
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4. someone who has supervisory duties at a summer camp.
[PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
counsellor
n 1: someone who has supervisory duties at a summer camp [syn: counselor]
2: some who gives advice about problems [syn: counselor]
3: a lawyer who pleads cases in court [syn: advocate, counsel,
counselor, counselor-at-law, pleader]
WordNet (r) 2.0
Counsellor
an adviser (Prov. 11:14; 15:22), a king's state counsellor (2
Sam. 15:12). Used once of the Messiah (Isa. 9:6). In Mark 15:43,
Luke 23:50, the word probably means a member of the Jewish
Sanhedrim.
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
COUNSELLOR, government. A counsellor is a member of a council. In some of
the states the executive power is vested in a governor, or a governor and
lieutenant governor, and council. The members of such council are called
counsellors. See the names of the several states.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)
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