counseiler

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === consailer, conseiler, conseilere, conseiller, conseillour, counsaillour, councelour, counseillour, counsellour consaylour, counsalere, counseler, counsellere, counsellor, counselour (Late Middle English); cownsellowr (Catholicon Anglicum) consailloure (Ireland); consyler (Southern); counsalour, cunsiler, kunsiler (West Midland) consaillur, cowncelor, cowncelur, cunsaylere (Northern); consalour (Early Scots) === Etymology === Borrowed from Anglo-Norman conseiller, from Latin cōnsiliārius, with later influence from conseillour, a form of conseiller influenced by Middle French conseilleur (from Latin cōnsiliātor); by surface analysis, counseil +‎ -er. First attested in c. 1230. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌkuːnsæi̯ˈleːr/, /ˈkuːnsɛlər/, /kun-/ (from conseiller) IPA(key): /ˌkuːnsæi̯ˈluːr/, /ˈkuːnsɛlər/, /kun-/ (from conseillour) === Noun === counseiler (plural counseilers) An advisor or counsellor; someone providing advice (especially to a ruler): A lawyer or other legal advisor. (Christianity) The Holy Spirit as a spiritual advisor. (Christianity) One of the titles of Jesus. A member of the Privy Council or a city council. (historical) A Roman consul, former consul, or individual eligible to be consul. (rare) An author or writer. ==== Descendants ==== English: councillor, councilor; counsellor, counselor Middle Scots: consalour, counsalour Scots: cooncillor ==== References ==== “cǒunseilẹ̄̆r, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.