"counseil" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /kuːnˈsæi̯l/, /kunˈsæi̯l/, /kuːnˈsiːl/, /kunˈsiːl/ [Northern] (note: in the Cursor Mundi), /ˈkuːnsɛl/, /ˈkunsɛl/, /-il/ (note: with stress shift)
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French conseil, from Latin cōnsilium; conflated with Old French concile, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin concilium in sense and in forms such as consile in the Cursor Mundi. First attested in c. 1230. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|fro|conseil}} Borrowed from Old French conseil, {{der|enm|la|cōnsilium}} Latin cōnsilium, {{bor|enm|fro|concile}} Old French concile, {{semi-learned borrowing|fro|la|concilium|nocap=1|nocat=1}} semi-learned borrowing from Latin concilium, {{etydate|c|1230}} First attested in c. 1230 Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|var=}} counseil, {{enm-noun|counceiles}} counseil (plural counceiles) Forms: counceiles [plural], consaill [alternative], consayle [alternative], conseil [alternative], counsail [alternative], counsaile [alternative], counsaille [alternative], conceill [alternative, Late-Middle-English], consayl [alternative, Late-Middle-English], consaylle [alternative, Late-Middle-English], counsayle [alternative, Late-Middle-English], counseill [alternative, Late-Middle-English], counseille [alternative, Late-Middle-English], counsel [alternative, Late-Middle-English], counsell [alternative, Late-Middle-English], counselle [alternative, Late-Middle-English], councel [alternative, East-Anglia], councell [alternative, East-Anglia], councelle [alternative, East-Anglia], cowncel [alternative, East-Anglia], cownselle [alternative, East-Anglia], consail [alternative], consaile [alternative], cunsail [alternative], concell [alternative, Northern], concelle [alternative, Northern], cowncell [alternative, Northern], cowncelle [alternative, Northern], consall [alternative], concel [alternative], concele [alternative], conceel [alternative], counsale [alternative], counsall [alternative], cownsale [alternative], cownsall [alternative], consile [alternative], counsile [alternative], cunsile [alternative], counceill [alternative], counceille [alternative], counceyle [alternative]
  1. A council, meeting, or assembly:
    A church council; a council for deciding ecclesiastical business.
    Sense id: en-counseil-enm-noun-UCXjX2Ix Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 22 6 6 6 8 19 5 8 8 8 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 7 2 2 4 20 3 13 4 11 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 7 2 2 3 19 7 12 8 10 1
  2. A council, meeting, or assembly:
    A body of advisors to a head of state (or occasionally bishop)
    Sense id: en-counseil-enm-noun-48ushQ6g
  3. A council, meeting, or assembly:
    A city council; a municipal governmental council.
    Sense id: en-counseil-enm-noun-taeK1o5t
  4. A council, meeting, or assembly:
    A consultation; an informal meeting for advice or decision.
    Sense id: en-counseil-enm-noun-By2hHW5e
  5. Advice or recommendation:
    (Christianity, theology) An optional recommendation from the Bible.
    Sense id: en-counseil-enm-noun-UpguGNxp Categories (other): Christianity, Theology, Law Disambiguation of Law: 2 0 0 7 64 12 1 1 13 0 1 Topics: Christianity, lifestyle, religion, theology
  6. Advice or recommendation:
    Judiciousness; the capability to make good judgements.
    Sense id: en-counseil-enm-noun-4JAseJiS Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 22 6 6 6 8 19 5 8 8 8 2
  7. A counsellor or advisor (especially legal).
    Sense id: en-counseil-enm-noun-jLCov0P2
  8. A counsellor or advisor (especially legal).
    (collective) One's legal advisors.
    Tags: collective
    Sense id: en-counseil-enm-noun--hjM2VNY
  9. One's decision, intent, or will (especially secret).
    Sense id: en-counseil-enm-noun-~Q6UuATC Categories (other): Government, Monarchy Disambiguation of Government: 16 16 16 20 0 0 0 0 31 0 0 Disambiguation of Monarchy: 11 9 9 10 7 7 6 6 25 6 6
  10. A secret; something kept concealed or hidden.
    Sense id: en-counseil-enm-noun-5qYEjwca
  11. (rare) A crowd or gathering of people. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-counseil-enm-noun-sUPidQO3 Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 8 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: counseilen, counseiler
Categories (other): Deception Disambiguation of Deception: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "ipa": "/kuːnˈsæi̯l/"
    },
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    },
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          "word": "cooncil"
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          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "council"
        }
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "consaill",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "conseil",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "counsail",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "counsaile",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "counsaille",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "conceill",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "consayl",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "consaylle",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "counsayle",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "counseill",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "counseille",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "counsel",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "counsell",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "counselle",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "councel",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "East-Anglia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "councell",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "East-Anglia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "councelle",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "East-Anglia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cowncel",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "East-Anglia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cownselle",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "East-Anglia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "consail",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "consaile",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cunsail",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "concell",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Northern"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "concelle",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Northern"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cowncell",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Northern"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cowncelle",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Northern"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "consall",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "concel",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "concele",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "conceel",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "counsale",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "counsall",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cownsale",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cownsall",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "consile",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "counsile",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cunsile",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "counceill",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "counceille",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "counceyle",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "2": "noun",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "var": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "counceiles"
      },
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    }
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  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "counseilen"
    },
    {
      "word": "counseiler"
    }
  ],
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        "A council, meeting, or assembly:",
        "A church council; a council for deciding ecclesiastical business."
      ],
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      "glosses": [
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        "A body of advisors to a head of state (or occasionally bishop)"
      ],
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        ],
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          "advisor"
        ],
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        ],
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          "bishop",
          "bishop#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A council, meeting, or assembly:",
        "A city council; a municipal governmental council."
      ],
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        [
          "council",
          "council"
        ],
        [
          "meeting",
          "meeting"
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        [
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        [
          "city council",
          "city council"
        ],
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          "municipal",
          "municipal"
        ],
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          "governmental",
          "governmental"
        ],
        [
          "council",
          "council"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A council, meeting, or assembly:",
        "A consultation; an informal meeting for advice or decision."
      ],
      "links": [
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          "council",
          "council"
        ],
        [
          "meeting",
          "meeting"
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        [
          "assembly",
          "assembly"
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        [
          "consultation",
          "consultation"
        ],
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          "informal",
          "informal"
        ],
        [
          "meeting",
          "meeting"
        ],
        [
          "advice",
          "advice"
        ],
        [
          "decision",
          "decision"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "enm:Christianity",
        "enm:Theology"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Advice or recommendation:",
        "An optional recommendation from the Bible."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Advice",
          "advice"
        ],
        [
          "recommendation",
          "recommendation"
        ],
        [
          "Christianity",
          "Christianity"
        ],
        [
          "theology",
          "theology"
        ],
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          "optional"
        ],
        [
          "recommendation",
          "recommendation"
        ],
        [
          "Bible",
          "Bible"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "Advice or recommendation:",
        "(Christianity, theology) An optional recommendation from the Bible."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Christianity",
        "lifestyle",
        "religion",
        "theology"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Advice or recommendation:",
        "Judiciousness; the capability to make good judgements."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Advice",
          "advice"
        ],
        [
          "recommendation",
          "recommendation"
        ],
        [
          "Judiciousness",
          "judiciousness"
        ],
        [
          "capability",
          "capability"
        ],
        [
          "make",
          "make"
        ],
        [
          "good",
          "good"
        ],
        [
          "judgement",
          "judgement"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A counsellor or advisor (especially legal)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "counsellor",
          "counsellor"
        ],
        [
          "advisor",
          "advisor"
        ],
        [
          "legal",
          "legal#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English collective nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A counsellor or advisor (especially legal).",
        "One's legal advisors."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "counsellor",
          "counsellor"
        ],
        [
          "advisor",
          "advisor"
        ],
        [
          "legal",
          "legal#English"
        ],
        [
          "legal",
          "legal"
        ],
        [
          "advisor",
          "advisor"
        ]
      ],
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        "A counsellor or advisor (especially legal).",
        "(collective) One's legal advisors."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "collective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "One's decision, intent, or will (especially secret)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "decision",
          "decision"
        ],
        [
          "intent",
          "intent"
        ],
        [
          "will",
          "will"
        ],
        [
          "secret",
          "secret#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A secret; something kept concealed or hidden."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "secret",
          "secret"
        ],
        [
          "conceal",
          "conceal"
        ],
        [
          "hidden",
          "hidden"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A crowd or gathering of people."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "crowd",
          "crowd"
        ],
        [
          "gather",
          "gather"
        ],
        [
          "people",
          "people"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) A crowd or gathering of people."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kuːnˈsæi̯l/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kunˈsæi̯l/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kuːnˈsiːl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kunˈsiːl/",
      "note": "in the Cursor Mundi",
      "tags": [
        "Northern"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkuːnsɛl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkunsɛl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/-il/",
      "note": "with stress shift"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Cursor Mundi"
  ],
  "word": "counseil"
}

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