consulate

From Middle English consulat, consulate, from Latin consulātus, from consul +‎ -ātus. In some senses, via French consulat. By surface analysis, consul +‎ -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkɒnsjʊlət/, /ˈkɒnsələt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑnsəlɪt/, /ˈkɑnsələt/

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consulate (plural consulates)

1. Rule by consuls, as during most periods of the Roman Republic or in France between 1799 and 1804.
2. The office of a consul, in its various senses.
3. The term of office of a consul.
4. The business office of a consul; a minor embassy.
5. (obsolete) Any town or city council.

• (rule): capitoulate (historical, Toulouse)
• (office and term of office): consulship; capitoulate (historical, Toulouse)

• consul

• embassy

• Oxford English Dictionary, 1st ed. "consulate, n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1893.

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