"counseiler" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌkuːnsæi̯ˈleːr/, /ˈkuːnsɛlər/, /kun-/ (note: from conseiller), /ˌkuːnsæi̯ˈluːr/, /kun-/ (note: from conseillour)
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. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|xno|conseiller}} Borrowed from Anglo-Norman conseiller, {{der|enm|la|cōnsiliārius}} Latin cōnsiliārius, {{cog|frm|conseilleur}} Middle French conseilleur, {{m+|la|cōnsiliātor}} Latin cōnsiliātor, {{surface analysis|enm|counseil|-er|nocap=1}} by surface analysis, counseil + -er, {{etydate|c|1230}} First attested in c. 1230 Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|var=}} counseiler, {{enm-noun}} counseiler (plural counseilers) Forms: counseilers [plural], consailer [alternative], conseiler [alternative], conseilere [alternative], conseiller [alternative], conseillour [alternative], counsaillour [alternative], councelour [alternative], counseillour [alternative], counsellour [alternative], consaylour [alternative, Late-Middle-English], counsalere [alternative, Late-Middle-English], counseler [alternative, Late-Middle-English], counsellere [alternative, Late-Middle-English], counsellor [alternative, Late-Middle-English], counselour [alternative, Late-Middle-English], cownsellowr [alternative], consailloure [alternative, Ireland], consyler [alternative, Southern], counsalour [alternative], cunsiler [alternative], kunsiler [alternative], consaillur [alternative, Northern], cowncelor [alternative, Northern], cowncelur [alternative, Northern], cunsaylere [alternative, Northern], consalour [alternative]
  1. An advisor or counsellor; someone providing advice (especially to a ruler):
    Sense id: en-counseiler-enm-noun-RTVO2XFj Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 12 27 28 8 9 4
  2. An advisor or counsellor; someone providing advice (especially to a ruler):
    A lawyer or other legal advisor.
    Sense id: en-counseiler-enm-noun-ixUgYQ8K Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 12 27 28 8 9 4
  3. An advisor or counsellor; someone providing advice (especially to a ruler):
    (Christianity) The Holy Spirit as a spiritual advisor.
    Sense id: en-counseiler-enm-noun-do3RBA02 Categories (other): Christianity, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -er, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Law, Occupations Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 17 17 25 18 4 12 7 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -er: 14 14 25 17 7 11 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 12 27 28 8 9 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 18 32 21 4 4 2 Disambiguation of Law: 8 8 30 15 9 24 6 Disambiguation of Occupations: 16 16 38 16 3 7 4 Topics: Christianity
  4. An advisor or counsellor; someone providing advice (especially to a ruler):
    (Christianity) One of the titles of Jesus.
    Sense id: en-counseiler-enm-noun-Rxo9HwZK Categories (other): Christianity, Pages with 1 entry, Law Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 12 27 28 8 9 4 Disambiguation of Law: 8 8 30 15 9 24 6 Topics: Christianity
  5. A member of the Privy Council or a city council.
    Sense id: en-counseiler-enm-noun-vXT5ZbAG
  6. (historical) A Roman consul, former consul, or individual eligible to be consul. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-counseiler-enm-noun-t-UKq4Fl Categories (other): Law, Roman Empire Disambiguation of Law: 8 8 30 15 9 24 6 Disambiguation of Roman Empire: 4 4 25 12 8 46 2
  7. (rare) An author or writer. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-counseiler-enm-noun-rP7Iabu7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Government Disambiguation of Government: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "c. 1340 [c. 1175], Kẏng Alıſaundre (Lincoln's Inn MS. Hale 150), Shropshire, translation of Roman de toute chevalerie by Thomas de Kent (in Anglo-Norman), published c. 1400, folio 82, recto; republished as Alysaunder, London: The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn Rare Books and Manuscripts Online, 4 April 2023:",
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      "expansion": "Latin cōnsiliārius",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "frm",
        "2": "conseilleur"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle French conseilleur",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "cōnsiliātor"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin cōnsiliātor",
      "name": "m+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "counseil",
        "3": "-er",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "by surface analysis, counseil + -er",
      "name": "surface analysis"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "c",
        "2": "1230"
      },
      "expansion": "First attested in c. 1230",
      "name": "etydate"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "counseilers",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "consailer",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "conseiler",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "conseilere",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "conseiller",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "conseillour",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "counsaillour",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "councelour",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "counseillour",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "counsellour",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "consaylour",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "counsalere",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "counseler",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "counsellere",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "counsellor",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "counselour",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cownsellowr",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "consailloure",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Ireland"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "consyler",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Southern"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "counsalour",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cunsiler",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kunsiler",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "consaillur",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Northern"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cowncelor",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Northern"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cowncelur",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Northern"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cunsaylere",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Northern"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "consalour",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "noun",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "var": ""
      },
      "expansion": "counseiler",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "counseiler (plural counseilers)",
      "name": "enm-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              46,
              56
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              43,
              54
            ]
          ],
          "english": "[…] since he had at that cliff / lost many counsellors, / many dukes, many counts, / many barons, knights, attendants, and peasants […]",
          "ref": "c. 1340 [c. 1175], Kẏng Alıſaundre (Lincoln's Inn MS. Hale 150), Shropshire, translation of Roman de toute chevalerie by Thomas de Kent (in Anglo-Norman), published c. 1400, folio 82, recto; republished as Alysaunder, London: The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn Rare Books and Manuscripts Online, 4 April 2023:",
          "text": "[…] ffoꝛ he hadde in þat rocher / Yloꝛe mony a counſeıler / Monẏ duẏk monẏ eoꝛl / Monẏ baroun knẏȝt sweẏn and cheoꝛl […]",
          "translation": "[…] since he had at that cliff / lost many counsellors, / many dukes, many counts, / many barons, knights, attendants, and peasants […]",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An advisor or counsellor; someone providing advice (especially to a ruler)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "advisor",
          "advisor"
        ],
        [
          "counsellor",
          "counsellor"
        ],
        [
          "providing",
          "providing"
        ],
        [
          "advice",
          "advice"
        ],
        [
          "ruler",
          "ruler#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "An advisor or counsellor; someone providing advice (especially to a ruler):"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "An advisor or counsellor; someone providing advice (especially to a ruler):",
        "A lawyer or other legal advisor."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "advisor",
          "advisor"
        ],
        [
          "counsellor",
          "counsellor"
        ],
        [
          "providing",
          "providing"
        ],
        [
          "advice",
          "advice"
        ],
        [
          "ruler",
          "ruler#English"
        ],
        [
          "lawyer",
          "lawyer"
        ],
        [
          "other",
          "other"
        ],
        [
          "legal",
          "legal"
        ],
        [
          "advisor",
          "advisor"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "enm:Christianity"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An advisor or counsellor; someone providing advice (especially to a ruler):",
        "The Holy Spirit as a spiritual advisor."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "advisor",
          "advisor"
        ],
        [
          "counsellor",
          "counsellor"
        ],
        [
          "providing",
          "providing"
        ],
        [
          "advice",
          "advice"
        ],
        [
          "ruler",
          "ruler#English"
        ],
        [
          "Christianity",
          "Christianity"
        ],
        [
          "Holy Spirit",
          "Holy Spirit"
        ],
        [
          "spiritual",
          "spiritual"
        ],
        [
          "advisor",
          "advisor"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "An advisor or counsellor; someone providing advice (especially to a ruler):",
        "(Christianity) The Holy Spirit as a spiritual advisor."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Christianity"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "enm:Christianity"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An advisor or counsellor; someone providing advice (especially to a ruler):",
        "One of the titles of Jesus."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "advisor",
          "advisor"
        ],
        [
          "counsellor",
          "counsellor"
        ],
        [
          "providing",
          "providing"
        ],
        [
          "advice",
          "advice"
        ],
        [
          "ruler",
          "ruler#English"
        ],
        [
          "Christianity",
          "Christianity"
        ],
        [
          "title",
          "title"
        ],
        [
          "Jesus",
          "Jesus"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "An advisor or counsellor; someone providing advice (especially to a ruler):",
        "(Christianity) One of the titles of Jesus."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Christianity"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A member of the Privy Council or a city council."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "member",
          "member"
        ],
        [
          "city council",
          "city council"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with historical senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A Roman consul, former consul, or individual eligible to be consul."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Roman",
          "Roman"
        ],
        [
          "consul",
          "consul"
        ],
        [
          "former",
          "former"
        ],
        [
          "consul",
          "consul"
        ],
        [
          "individual",
          "individual"
        ],
        [
          "eligible",
          "eligible"
        ],
        [
          "consul",
          "consul"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical) A Roman consul, former consul, or individual eligible to be consul."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An author or writer."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "author",
          "author"
        ],
        [
          "writer",
          "writer"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) An author or writer."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌkuːnsæi̯ˈleːr/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkuːnsɛlər/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kun-/",
      "note": "from conseiller"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌkuːnsæi̯ˈluːr/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kun-/",
      "note": "from conseillour"
    }
  ],
  "word": "counseiler"
}

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