consul
Either of the two heads of government and state of the Roman Republic or the equivalent nominal post under the Roman and Byzantine Empires.
Other meanings
Any of the three heads of government and state of France between 1799 and 1804.
A member of early modern city councils in southern France and Catalonia.
Word history
From Latin "cōnsul".
Where this comes from
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