Counsel

Definition: Counsel

Counsel

Noun

1. A lawyer who pleads cases in court.

2. Direction or advice as to a decision or course of action.

Verb

1. Give advice to.

Date "counsel" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Etymology: Counsel \Coun"sel\, noun. [Old English, French conseil, from Latin consilium, from the root of consulere to consult, of uncertain origin. Compare to Consult, Consul.]. (Websters 1913)

Domain	Definition
Law	Legal advice; a term used to refer to lawyers in a case. (references)
Literature	Counsel Keep your own counsel. Don't talk about what you intend to do. Keep your plans to yourself. "Now, mind what I tell you, and keep your own counsel."- Boldrewood: Robbery Under Arms, chap. vi. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonyms: Counsel

Synonyms: advocate (n), counseling (n), counselling (n), counsellor (n), counselor (n), counselor-at-law (n), direction (n), guidance (n), pleader (n), advise (v). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Advice	Verb: advise, counsel; give advice, give counsel, give a piece of advice; suggest, prompt, submonish, recommend, prescribe, advocate; exhort; (persuade).
	Noun: advice, counsel, adhortation; word to the wise; suggestion, submonition, recommendation, advocacy; advisement.
	Adviser, prompter; counsel, counselor; monitor, mentor, Nestor, magnus Apollo, senator; teacher.
Concealment	Keep a secret, keep one's own counsel; hold one's tongue; (silence); make no sign, not let it go further; not breathe a word, not breathe a syllable about; not let the right hand know what the left is doing; hide one's light under a bushel, bury one's talent in a napkin.
Inquiry	Bring in question, bring into question, subject to examination; put to the proof; (experiment); audit, tax, pass in review; take into consideration; (think over); take counsel.
Lawyer	Noun: lawyer, attorney, legal counsel; counsel, counsellor, counsellor at law, attorney at law; jurist, legist, civilian, pundit, publicist, juris consult, legal adviser, advocate; barrister, barrister at law; King's or Queen's counsel; K.C.; Q.C.; silk gown, leader, sergeant-at-law, bencher; tubman, judge.
	Give legal counsel, provide legal counsel.
Legality	Lawyer, attorney, legal counsel.
Taciturnity	Verb: be silent; adj.; keep silence, keep mum; hold one's tongue, hold one's peace, hold one's jaw; not speak.; say nothing, keep one's counsel; seal the lips, close the lips, button the lips, zipper the lips, put a padlock on the lips, put a padlock on the mouth; put a bridle on one's tongue; bite one's tongue, keep one's tongue between one's teeth; make no sign, not let a word escape one; keep a secret; not have a word to say; hush up, hush, lay the finger on the lips, place the finger on the lips; render mute.
Thought	Take into consideration; take counsel; (be advised); commune with oneself, bethink oneself; collect one's thoughts; revolve in the mind, turn over in the mind, run over in the mind; chew the cud upon, sleep upon; take counsel of one's pillow, advise with one's pillow.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Domain

Usage

Movie/TV Titles

Counsel for Crime (1937)

Legal Counsel (1999)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
References	Counsel Corpn: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) Sceptre Investment Counsel Ltd: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	Competent to Counsel (reference) Stand a Little Taller: Counsel and Inspiration for Each Day of the Year (reference) Start and Run a Copywriting Business (Self Counsel Business Series) (reference) Suicide: The Forever Decision...for Those Thinking About Suicide, and for Those Who Know, Love, or Counsel Them (reference) The Bhagavad-Gita : Krishna's Counsel in Time of War (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Corporate Counsel (reference) Corporate Counsel Lawcast - Audio Cassette (reference) Corporate Counsel Weekly (reference) Counsel : Consolidated Union Serials List (reference) European Counsel Direct (reference) (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies	Breakthrough Strategies to Teach and Counsel Troubled Youth (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Peace of Mind: Spiritual Counsel from Francis de Sales (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
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Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Ex Senator Atlee Pomerene of government special counsel. Credit: Library of Congress.		Composite of two photographs taken during trial, showing Adolf Eichmann on right and his counsel, Robert Servatius, on the left. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Representatives of steel talks leaving White House after session. Left to right: Arthur J. Goldberg, general counsel, United Steel Workers; Philip Murray, president, USW; John Stephens, vice president, U.S. Steel; Ben Morrell, Jones & Laughlin; David J. M. Credit: Library of Congress.		Louis L. Redding, left, of Wilmington, Del., and Thurgood Marshall, general counsel for NAACP, conferring at the Supreme Court, during a recess in the court's hearing on racial integration in the public schools. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Left to right: Attorney Spotswood W. Robinson III - special counsel of S.E. region - NAACP, George Leakes and Elaine Bowen, Attorney Oliver Hill - chief counsel of the Virginia State Conference - NAACP. Credit: Library of Congress.		Trial of Ossawattamie [sic] Brown View of the court-room during the trial, with accurate portraits of the presiding judge, the twelve ... men, the counsel for the prisoner and prosecution, and Brown, as he reclined on his couch / / from a drawing taken b. Credit: Library of Congress.
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Author	Quotation
A. S. Hardy	A thousand times listen to the counsel of your friend, but seek it only once.
Andrew Jackson	Never take counsel of your fears.
Bacon	The greatest trust between man and man is the trust of giving counsel.
Bismarck	To youth I have but three words of counsel -- Work, work, work.
Confucius	A fool despises good counsel, but a wise man takes it to heart.
Doris Lessing	Better Counsel comes overnight.
John Heywood	Three may keep counsel, if two are away.
Napoleon Bonaparte	I have only one counsel for you -- be master.
Oliver Goldsmith	Good counsel rejected returns to enrich the givers bosom.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Author	Date	Quotation
Magna Carta	1215	And when the summons has thus been made, the business shall proceed on the day appointed, according to the counsel of such as are present, although not all who were summoned have come. (reference)
US Bill of Rights	1795	Amendment VI. In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence. (reference)
Treaty of Versailles	1919	In every case the accused will be entitled to name his own counsel. (reference)
Winston S. Churchill	1946	The President has told you that it is his wish, as I am sure it is yours, that I should have full liberty to give my true and faithful counsel in these anxious and baffling times. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)
Miranda v. Arizona	1966	Where an interrogation is conducted without the presence of an attorney and a statement is taken, a heavy burden rests on the Government to demonstrate that the defendant knowingly and intelligently waived his right to counsel. (reference)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Title	Author	Quote
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	It is probable that he was holding counsel with himself.
King Richard III	Shakespeare, William	Full of wise care is this your counsel, madam.
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Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Therefore, the provider must approach and counsel first and foremost the mother, as the pivotal caretaker. (references)
		Educate and counsel parents on early identification of symptoms of impending serious complications (e.g., fever, lethargy, pallor, enlarging abdomen). (references)
		If someone has a life-threatening reaction to a certain food, the doctor will counsel the patient to avoid similar foods that might trigger this reaction. (references)
Business		In the past, however, lack of timely access to legal counsel inhibited the effective use of this law. (references)
		They were detained without charge and without access to family or counsel, and reportedly suffered beatings. (references)
		While not required by Hong Kong law, the more complex the contract, the more helpful it is to have legal counsel. (references)
Children	Italy	Both public and private social workers counsel abused children and are authorized to take action to protect them. (references)
	Hungary	Psychologists are available to evaluate and counsel children, and provisions exist for children to obtain dental care; the Social Security Office provides these services. (references)
Civil Liberties	Uzbekistan	The Jehovah's Witness' counsel alleges that the Government regards Jehovah's Witnesses as an extremist group. (references)
Economic History	Bulgaria	Some legal consultants may be former in-house counsel. (references)
	Peru	Obtaining local legal counsel is highly recommended for doing business in Peru. (references)
	Japan	A U.S. company not resident in Japan should also retain competent Japanese counsel. (references)
Human Rights	Norway	Courts provide counsel to the indigent. (references)
	Solomon Islands	Accused persons are entitled to counsel. (references)
	Cape Verde	Free counsel is provided for the indigent. (references)
Political Economy	Saudi Arabia	Most trials are closed, and defendants usually appear before judges without legal counsel. (references)
	Malaysia	Detained criminal suspects often were denied access to legal counsel prior to being charged formally. (references)
	Cambodia	Citizens often appear without defense counsel and thereby effectively are denied the right to a fair trial. (references)
Political Rights	Comoros	Two women hold senior government positions; one is the President of the Tribunal of First Instance, and the other is legal counsel to President Azali. (references)
Trade	Azerbaijan	The Commercial Service MDB liaison officers counsel and assist U.S. businesses with obtaining information on upcoming projects and tenders, as well as providing advocacy support for U.S. companies vying for contracts at the MDBs. (references)
	Saudi Arabia	Foreign participation in the Saudi Arabian Standards Organization (SASO) is not possible, although a number of foreign advisors from OECD countries (including the US National Institute of Standards and Technology) assist and provide counsel to SASO. (references)
Travel	Senegal	The United States Embassy offers assistance and counsel to U.S. business travelers visiting Senegal. (references)
Women	Kyrgyz Republic	The Umut Center organized biweekly discussions and training for women to advise and counsel them about their rights. (references)
	Kyrgyz Republic	The Congress of Women has set up legal clinics for women throughout the country to help counsel women on legal issues and women's' problems. (references)
Worker Rights	Morocco	The National Observatory for Child Welfare provided legal counsel to victims of abuse. (references)
	Mauritius	There were cases in which foreign workers obtained local legal counsel to redress their grievances. (references)
	India	On the occasions when inspectors refer violations for prosecution, long court backlogs and inadequate funding for legal counsel frequently result in acquittals. (references)
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	TRIAL, n. A formal inquiry designed to prove and put upon record the blameless characters of judges, advocates and jurors. In order to effect this purpose it is necessary to supply a contrast in the person of one who is called the defendant, the prisoner, or the accused. If the contrast is made sufficiently clear this person is made to undergo such an affliction as will give the virtuous gentlemen a comfortable sense of their immunity, added to that of their worth. In our day the accused is usually a human being, or a socialist, but in mediaeval times, animals, fishes, reptiles and insects were brought to trial. A beast that had taken human life, or practiced sorcery, was duly arrested, tried and, if condemned, put to death by the public executioner. Insects ravaging grain fields, orchards or vineyards were cited to appeal by counsel before a civil tribunal, and after testimony, argument and condemnation, if they continued in contumaciam the matter was taken to a high ecclesiastical court, where they were solemnly excommunicated and anathematized. In a street of Toledo, some pigs that had wickedly run between the viceroy's legs, upsetting him, were arrested on a warrant, tried and punished. In Naples and ass was condemned to be burned at the stake, but the sentence appears not to have been executed. D'Addosio relates from the court records many trials of pigs, bulls, horses, cocks, dogs, goats, etc., greatly, it is believed, to the betterment of their conduct and morals. In 1451 a suit was brought against the leeches infesting some ponds about Berne, and the Bishop of Lausanne, instructed by the faculty of Heidelberg University, directed that some of "the aquatic worms" be brought before the local magistracy. This was done and the leeches, both present and absent, were ordered to leave the places that they had infested within three days on pain of incurring "the malediction of God." In the voluminous records of this cause celebre nothing is found to show whether the offenders braved the punishment, or departed forthwith out of that inhospitable jurisdiction.
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speaker	Phrase(s)
Alexander Benedetto	There you have privy counsel attorneys. They have a different legal system where they have barristers and solicitors. But the barrister will be presenting the case before the House of Lords of five-judge panel.
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Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
James Monroe	1817-1825	To promote this result by friendly counsel with the Government of Spain will be the object of the Government of the United States.
Woodrow Wilson	1913-1921	God helping me, I will not fail them, if they will but counsel and sustain me!
Calvin Coolidge	1923-1929	In the making and financing of such adjustments there is not only an opportunity, but a real duty, for America to respond with her counsel and her resources.
Lyndon B. Johnson	1963-1969	We have carried our quest for peace to many nations and peoples because we share this planet with others whose future, in large measure, is tied to our own action, and whose counsel is necessary to our own hopes.
Jimmy Carter	1977-1981	On women's issues, I have sought the counsel of men and women in and out of government and from all regions of our country.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Counsel" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 75.62% of the time. "Counsel" is used about 1,012 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	75.62%	765	8,983
Noun (proper)	10.17%	103	32,137
Lexical Verb (base form)	7.21%	73	39,105
Lexical Verb (infinitive)	7.01%	71	39,674
Total	100.00%	1,012	N/A

The following table summarizes names derived from the word "counsel".
Name	Gender	Language	Meaning
Besodeiah	N/A	Biblical	Counsel of the Lord
Huz	N/A	Biblical	Counsel
Jamlech	N/A	Biblical	Asking counsel
Jehush	N/A	Biblical	Keeping counsel
Melchi	N/A	Biblical	My counsel
Nathan-melech	N/A	Biblical	Of counsel
Uz	N/A	Biblical	Counsel
Koenraad	Male	Dutch	Counsel
Kort	Male	Dutch	Counsel
Conrad	Male	English	Counsel
Conrad	Male	German	Counsel
Konrad	Male	German	Counsel
Kurt	Male	German	Counsel
Konrád	Male	Hungarian	Counsel
Corrado	Male	Italian	Counsel
Kondrat	Male	Polish	Counsel
Konrad	Male	Polish	Counsel
Konrad	Male	Scandinavian	Counsel
Conrado	Male	Spanish	Counsel
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Country	Name
Canada	Counsel Corpn
	(more examples...)

Expressions using "counsel": chamber counsel ♦ counsel against ♦ counsel for the defence ♦ counsel for the defense ♦ counsel for the prosecution ♦ counsel or counselor ♦ counsel smb. to do smth. ♦ counsel to the Crown ♦ divided counsel ♦ Forked counsel ♦ give legal counsel ♦ Hill of Evil Counsel ♦ hold counsel with smb. ♦ hold counsel with smb. about smth. ♦ In counsel ♦ independent counsel ♦ keep one's own counsel ♦ King's Counsel ♦ legal counsel ♦ prosecuting counsel ♦ provide legal counsel ♦ Queen's counsel ♦ take counsel ♦ take counsel of one's pillow ♦ To keep counsel ♦ To keep one's own counsel. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Language		Translations for "counsel"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Afrikaans		raad (advice), advies (advice, announcement, notice, notification), aanraai (advise), advokaat (advocate, barrister, intercessor, lawyer, solicitor), adviseer (advise), aanrading (advice). (various references)

Albanian		komsultë, këshilloj (admonish, advise, exhort, prescribe, recommend, suggest, warn), këshillim (admonition, conference, consultation, monition), këshillë (advice, exhortation, inspiration, pointer, recommendation, Rede, suggestion), diskutoj (assess, canvass, confer, consult, debate, deliberate, discuss, dispute, expostulate, moot, negotiate, quarrel, reason, talk over, think over, thrash out), avokati (advocate, bar, barrister, intercessor, lawyer, solicitor), avokat (advocate, barrister, counsellor, counselor, jurist, lawyer, vakeel, Vakil). (various references)

Arabic		‏مستشار قانوني, ‏مشورة (advice), ‏نصيحة (advice, exhortation, injunction, piece of advice, pointer, tip), ‏نصح (admonish, admonition, advise, exhort, exhortation, preach, recommend, tip off), ‏تشاور (confer, conference, conferment, consult, consultation, deliberation, go into a huddle), ‏تداول (circulation, confer, conference, currency, deliberate, deliberation, negotiate), ‏خطة (course, forecast, idea, line of action, outline, plan, policy, project, schedule, schema, tactic), ‏إستشار (advice, consult, refer, search). (various references)

Bulgarian		съвещание (conference, consultation, council), съвет (admonishment, admonition, advice, board, council, exhortation, monition, sanhedrim, suggestion, synod), разискване (agitation, discussion, disputation, parley, powwow, ventilation), мнение (advice, belief, comment, esteem, estimation, idea, image, mind, notion, opinion, persuasion, pronouncement, sentence, sentiment, thinking, thought, thoughts, verdict, view, voice), замисъл (conception, design, game, plan, view), адвокат (advocate, attorney, jurist, lawyer, legal adviser, pleader, serjeant, vakeel), предложение (bid, motion, offer, proffer, proposal), посъветвам (advise), поведение (bearing, behavior, behaviour, conduct, courses, demeanor, demeanour, deportment, goings on, play). (various references)

Catalan		consell (advice), advocat (advocate, barrister, intercessor, lawyer, solicitor). (various references)

Chinese		� 告 (Advice). (various references)

Czech		právní zástupce (advocate, attorney, legal adviser, Proctor), porada (advice, conference, consultation, deliberations, meeting), advokát (attorney, barrister, counsellor, counselor, lawyer, solicitor). (various references)

Danish		råde (advise), råd (advice). (various references)

Dutch		bekendmaken (advise, announce, notify), adviseren (advise, announce, notify), aankondigen (acquaint, advertise, advise, announce, give notice, inform, let know, notify). (various references)

Esperanto		konsilo (advice), konsili (advise), avizi (advise, notify). (various references)

Faeroese		sakførari (advocate, barrister, intercessor, lawyer, solicitor), ráða til (advise), geva ráð (advise), geva boð (advise, announce, notify). (various references)

Farsi		پنددادن(به), مشورت (Advice, Consult, Rede), مشاوره دونفری , نظریه دادن (Opine), توصیه کردن (Recommit), تدبیر (Contraption, Contrivance, Design, Experiment, Gimmick, Machination, Plan, Rede, Scheme), اندرز (Advice, Axiom, Motto, Sermon), رایزنی (Advice). (various references)

Finnish		neuvoa (advice, advise, show, tell). (various references)

French		conseil (corporation, council), conseiller (consultant, councillor, counsellor), avocat (counsellor). (various references)

Frisian		riede (advise, to guess), ried (advice), rie (advice, announcement, notice, notification), oanriede (advise, buy, get, procure, purchase, take over), advys (advice, announcement, notice, notification), advokaat (advocate, barrister, intercessor, lawyer, solicitor), advisearje (advise, announce, notify). (various references)

German		ratschlag (advice, piece of advice), rechtsanwalt (advocate, attorney, attorney at law, barrister, intercessor, lawyer, practitioner, solicitor), rat (advice, council, piece of advice, senior official, soviet), Beratung (advice, conference, consultation, consulting service, council, discussion, guidance). (various references)

Greek		συμβουλεύω (advise). (various references)

Hawaiian		avokati (advocate, barrister, intercessor, lawyer, solicitor). (various references)

Hebrew		מועצ�" (board), ליעץ (advise, forest), לעוץ (advise, recommend), פרקליט (advocate, attorney, barrister, judge advocate, lawyer, solicitor), עצ�" (advice, deliberation, device, tip, wisdom, xylem), חות �"עת (advice, opinion, say), סו�" (consultation, deliberation, plastered, secret). (various references)

Hungarian		tanács (advice, advise, advisement, board, c.c., council, cue, pointer, Rede, soviet, suggestion, syndicate), ügyvéd (advocate, attorney, barrister, counsellor-at-law, counselor, counselor-at-law, intercessor, lawyer, leader, legal practitioner, pleader, shark, solicitor). (various references)

Icelandic		ráða (advise), ráð (advice), málfærslumaður (advocate, barrister, intercessor, lawyer, solicitor). (various references)

Indonesian		nasehat (advice, tip), menasehati (advise, exhort). (various references)

Irish		comhairligh (advise), comhairle (advice), moladh (advice), mol (advise). (various references)

Italian		consiglio (advice, board, council, hint, pointer, tip), consigliare (advise, consult, delibrate, give advice, prescribe, prompt, recommend), avvocato (advocate, barrister, counsellor, intercessor, lawyer, solicitor), raccomandare (advise, commend, commit, entrust, intrust, recommend, register, to recommend, urge), avviso (ad, advertisement, advice, announcement, notice, notification, opinion, warning). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		�"弼 (assistance, giving the Emperor advice on affairs of state), 進言 (advice, proposal), 弁護人 (advocate, defender), 勧告 (advice, recommendation, remonstrance). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		し�"�'�" (advice, earthquake centre, epicenter, epicentre, maxim, proposal, proverb, solemn), べ�"�"に�" (advocate, defender), ほひつ (assistance, giving the Emperor advice on affairs of state), か�"�"く (advice, cold country or region, Korea, recommendation, remonstrance). (various references)

Korean		의논 (Consultation). (various references)

Malay		nasihat (advice), nasehat (advice), mensasihatkan (advise). (various references)

Manx		pleadeilagh (council, pleading), cur coyrle da (advise, guide). (various references)

Norwegian		råd (advice, council), advokat (advocate, attorney, barrister, intercessor, lawyer, solicitor). (various references)

Papiamen		konseho (advice), konsehá (advise), abogado (advocate, barrister, intercessor, lawyer, solicitor). (various references)

Pig Latin		ounselcay

Portuguese		conselho (admonishment, admonition, advice, board, conclave, congregation, council, district, hint, quakers' meeting, rede, tip, township), aconselhar (advise, direct, give advice, guide, persuade, recommend, rede), advogado (attorney, barrister, bencher, counsellor, counselor, intercessor, lawyer, patron, pleader, solicitor, templar). (various references)

Romanian		sfat (advice, conference, consultation, council, deliberation, piece of advice, recommendation, Rede, tip). (various references)

Russian		совет (advice, board, council, recommendation, soviet, synod), адвокат (advocate, attorney, attorney at law, attorney-at-law, atty, atty attorney, barrister, councel, counsel for the defense, intercessor, jurist, lawyer, man of law, pleader, procurator, solicitor, vakeel, vakil). (various references)

Scottish		comhairle (advice). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		savet za bezbednost (counsel for the defence, counsel for the defense). (various references)

Spanish		consejo (a piece of advice, admonition, advice, committee, congress, council, hint, piece of advice, pointer, Rede, senate, tip), aconsejar (admonish, advise, preach, Rede, suggest), abogado (advocate, attorney, barrister, counsellor, intercessor, lawyer, sergeant-at-law, Serjeant-at-law, solicitor). (various references)

Sranan		afkati (advocate, barrister, intercessor, lawyer, solicitor). (various references)

Swahili		shauri (advice, design, diagram, matter to be discussed, plan, plane, project, scheme). (various references)

Swedish		advokat (advocate, attorney, barrister, counsellor, counselor, counselor-at-law, intercessor, lawyer, legal adviser, pleader, solicitor), rådplägning (consultation, deliberation), råda (advise, coupsel, obtain, prevail, reign, warn), råd (advice, council, councillor, expedient, hint, means, Rede, remedy). (various references)

Tagalog		payo (advice), pagpayuhan (advise), magpayo (advise), mánananggól (advocate, barrister, intercessor, lawyer, solicitor). (various references)

Thai		ทนายความ (counsellor, counselor, lawyer), ที่ปรึกษา, ข้อเสนอแนะ. (various references)

Turkish		avukat (advocate, attorney, attorney at low, barrister, counsellor-at-law, counselor, counselor-at-law, intercessor, lawyer, mouthpiece, pleader, solicitor, writer to the signet), öğüt vermek (advise, exhort, expostulate, jaw, preach), öğüt (a piece of advice, admonition, advice, recommendation, sermon, warning). (various references)

Ukrainian		рішення (act, decision, decree), рекомендувати (commend, recommend), радити (aread, suggest), обговорення (canvass, colloquy, consideration, deliberation, discussion, talking), нарада (consultation, council, palaver), порада (advice, hint, steer, suggestion). (various references)

Vietnamese		sự hỏi ý kiến, sự b� n bạc lời khuyên, lời chỉ bảo ý định, dự định luật sư. (various references)

Welsh		cyngor (advice, council), cynghori (advise, exhort), cwnsel (advice, council, secret). (various references)

Zulu		ummeli (advocate, barrister, intercessor, jurist, lawyer, solicitor). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	advocatus, causidicus, consiliari, consiliarium, consilium, monere. (various references)
Sanskrit	300 BCE-Modern	mantra-s. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Date	Source	Acts Chapter 20, Verse 27
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Ou gar upesteilamhn tou mh anaggeilai umin pasan thn boulhn tou qeou
Latin	405	Vulgate	Non enim subterfugi quo minus adnuntiarem omne consilium Dei vobis
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	For Y fley not awey, that Y telde not to you al the counsel of God.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	For I have kepte nothinge backe: but have shewed you all the counsell of God.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	For I have not shunned to declare to you all the counsel of God.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	For I have not kept back from you anything of the purpose of God.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	Acts Chapter 20, Verse 27
Albanian	sepse nuk u tërhoqa prapa për të mos ju treguar gjithë këshillën e Perëndisë.
Cebuano	kay wala ko man ililong kaninyo ang tanang pagbulot-an sa Dios.
Croatian	jer nisam propustio navijestiti vam ništa od svega nauma Božjega."
Danish	thi jeg unddrog mig ikke fra at forkynde eder hele Guds Råd.
Dutch	Want ik heb niet achtergehouden, dat ik u niet zou verkondigd hebben al den raad Gods.
Finnish	Sillä minä en ole vetäytynyt pois julistamasta teille kaikkea Jumalan tahtoa.
French	car je vous ai annoncé tout le conseil de Dieu, sans en rien cacher.
German	denn ich habe euch nichts verhalten, daß ich nicht verkündigt hätte all den Rat Gottes.
Haitian Creole	Mwen fè nou konnen tout plan travay Bondye a san m' pa kache nou anyen.
Hungarian	Mert nem vonogattam magamat, hogy hirdessem néktek az Istennek teljes akaratát.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Tidak pernah saya lari dari tugas saya untuk menjelaskan kepada kalian seluruh rencana Allah.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Karena tiada kusembunyikan apa-apa, melainkan kuberitakan kepadamu segenap kehendak Allah.
Italian	perché non mi sono sottratto al compito di annunziarvi tutta la volont� di Dio.
Latvian	Jo es neesmu atturçjies sludinât jums visu Dieva prâtu.
Maori	Kihai hoki ahau i manawapa ki te kauwhau i te whakaaro katoa o te Atua ki a koutou.
Norwegian	for jeg holdt ikke noget tilbake, men forkynte eder hele Guds råd.
Portuguese	Porque não me esquivei de vos anunciar todo o conselho de Deus.
Rumanian	Cqci nu m`am ferit sq vq vestesc tot planul lui Dumnezeu.
Shuar	Nekaatarum, Ashí Yusa wakeramurin wisha penké úurtsuk ujakjarme. Tuma asamtai atumin Títiajtsan wakerajrume, Chikichík shuara Wakaní jinium wéakuisha wikia penké makuumashtatjai.
Spanish	porque no he rehuido el anunciaros todo el consejo de Dios.
Swahili	Kwa maana sikusita hata kidogo kuwatangazieni azimio lote la Mungu.
Swedish	Ty jag har icke undandragit mig att förkunna för eder allt Guds rådslut.
Uma	Apa' uma-a koro' mpo'uli' -kokoi omea patuju Alata'ala hi kita'.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "counsel": counseled, counselee, counselees, counseling, counselings, counselled, counselling, counsellings, counsellor, counsellors, counselor, counselors, counselorship, counselorships, counsels. (additional references)
	Words ending with "counsel": cocounsel. (additional references)
	Words containing "counsel": cocounseled, cocounseling, cocounselled, cocounselling, cocounsels. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Counsel" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: consel, Consell, consil, Contel, conuse, Counce, councel, counsell, counsil, counsle, counsul, cournel, coursel, cousel, Cundell, Hounshell, Ouksel. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "counsel" (pronounced kou"nsul)
6	k ou" n s u l	council.
4	-n s u l	cancel, consul, Hansel, pencil, Proconsul, stencil, tensile, tinsel, tonsil, unsell, utensil.
3	-s u l	antimissile, apostle, Axel, axle, basal, brasil, bristle, bustle, capsule, Castle, colossal, diesel, dismissal, dispersal, docile, dorsal, epistle, facile, fissile, fossil, gracile, gristle, Hassel, hassle, housel, hustle, imbecile, jostle, microfossil, missal, missel, missile, morsel, mucosal, muscle, mussel, Nestle, parcel, Passel, pixel, rehearsal, reversal, rustle, tassel, Tattersall, Tercel, Thistle, Tressel, trestle, tussle, universal, vassal, vessel, whistle, wrestle.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: unclose.
	Words within the letters "c-e-l-n-o-s-u"
	-1 letter: clones, clonus, coleus, consul, ensoul, oscule, ounces, uncles.
	-2 letters: clone, clons, close, clues, coles, cones, conus, enols, lenos, locus, louse, luces, lunes, noels, onces, ounce, ousel, scone, socle, uncle, uncos.
	-3 letters: cels, clon, clue, cole, cols, cone, cons, cues, ecus, enol, eons, leno, lens, lone, lose, luce, lues, lune, noel, noes, nose, nous.
	Words containing the letters "c-e-l-n-o-s-u"
	+1 letter: clonuses, convulse, counsels, flounces, lacunose, noctules, nucleons, unclosed, uncloses.
	+2 letters: cocounsel, concludes, confluxes, consulate, consulted, consulter, convulsed, convulses, counseled, counselee, counselor, countless, enclosure, eulachons, exclusion, inclosure, larcenous, lichenous, luncheons, nucleoids, nucleoles, nucleolus, opulences, reclusion, scoundrel, seclusion, unclothes, uncouples.
	+3 letters: cancellous, chondrules, cloudiness, cocounsels, columbines, concluders, conclusive, confluents, confusedly, consensual, consulates, consulters, consultive, consumable, consumedly, convolutes, convulsive, counselees, counseling, counselled, counsellor, counselors, elocutions, eloquences, enclosures, exclusions, flounciest, gluconates, houseclean, inclosures, inoculates, inosculate, involucres, isoleucine, licentious, nucleators, nucleonics, nucleoside, nucleosome, opulencies, pleustonic, preclusion, pronucleus, reclusions, scoundrels, seclusions, touchlines, uncoalesce, uncouplers, undercools, unenclosed, unschooled, unsociable.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
counsel	108	counsel form judicial	12
special counsel	62	counsel county government legal	12
corporate counsel	59	counsel mexican	11
city counsel government legal	51	good counsel	11
consumer credit counsel	48	counsel press self	11
american corporate counsel association	46	queens counsel	11
american list counsel	27	counsel on call	10
office of special counsel	27	counsel public	10
our lady of good counsel	24	counsel network	10
legal counsel	24	counsel corporation	10
in house counsel	24	contract counsel	10
american corporate counsel	21	consumer counsel national	10
general counsel	21	counsel liberty	9
credit counsel	20	california counsel form judicial	9
good counsel high school	18	american counsel exercise	9
marriage counsel	17	counsel direct fund mail raising	9
counsel investment seattle	13	counsel right	9
co counsel	13	counsel depth fund in raising	9
counsel government legal state	13	investment counsel	8
counsel general office	13	corporate counsel magazine	8
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Counsel

Definition: Counsel

Counsel

Noun

Verb

Specialty Definition: Counsel

Synonyms: Counsel

Synonyms within Context: Counsel

Advice

Concealment

Inquiry

Lawyer

Legality

Taciturnity

Thought

Crosswords: Counsel

Modern Usage: Counsel

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Books

Periodicals

Theater & Movies

Music

Photo Album: Counsel

Familiar Quotations: Counsel

A. S. Hardy

Andrew Jackson

Bacon

Bismarck

Confucius

Doris Lessing

John Heywood

Napoleon Bonaparte

Oliver Goldsmith

Historic Usage: Counsel

Magna Carta

US Bill of Rights

Treaty of Versailles

Winston S. Churchill

Miranda v. Arizona

Use in Literature: Counsel

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

King Richard III

Shakespeare, William

Non-Fiction Usage: Counsel

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

Spoken Usage: Counsel

Alexander Benedetto

Speeches: Counsel

James Monroe

Woodrow Wilson

Calvin Coolidge

Lyndon B. Johnson

Jimmy Carter

Usage Frequency: Counsel

Derived & Related Names: Counsel

Usage in Company Names: Counsel

Counsel Corpn

Expressions: Counsel

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Counsel

Modern Translation: Counsel

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