consulate

== English == === Etymology === 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). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɒnsjʊlət/, /ˈkɒnsələt/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɑnsəlɪt/, /ˈkɑnsələt/ Homophone: consolate (adjective) === 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 ==== ==== Related terms ==== consul ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== embassy === References === Oxford English Dictionary, 1st ed. "consulate, n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1893. === Anagrams === cleanouts, cleans out, sulcatone