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UK/ˈkɒnsjʊlət/UK/ˈkɒnsələt/US/ˈkɑnsəlɪt/US/ˈkɑnsələt/

noun

Rule by consuls, as during most periods of the Roman Republic or in France between 1799 and 1804.

Similar
capitoulateconsulship
OriginMiddle English consulat ← Latin consulātus ← French consulat →
Less commonScrabble 11
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Meanings

nounconsulate (plural consulates)

plural consulates

  1. Rule by consuls, as during most periods of the Roman Republic or in France between 1799 and 1804.

    Synonyms: capitoulate

  2. The office of a consul, in its various senses.
  3. The term of office of a consul.

    Synonyms: consulship, capitoulate

  4. The business office of a consul; a minor embassy.
  5. obsoleteAny town or city council.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounRule by consuls, as during most periods of the Roman Republic or in France between 1799 and 1804.

Similar
capitoulate

nounThe term of office of a consul.

Similar
consulshipcapitoulate
Also see
capitoulatecity councilconsulacyconsulship

Origin

  1. Frenchconsulat
  2. Latinconsulātus
  3. Middle Englishconsulat
  4. Englishconsulate

From Middle English consulat, consulate, from Latin consulātus, from consul + -ātus. In some senses, via French consulat. By surface analysis, consul + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office).

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Translations

Afrikaans konsulaat
  • konsulaatthe residency of a consul
Arabic قُنْصُلِيَّة
  • قُنْصُلِيَّة (qunṣuliyya)the residency of a consul
Bengali বাণিজ্যদূতাবাস
  • বাণিজ্যদূতাবাস (banijjodutabaś)the residency of a consul
Bulgarian консулство, ко́нсулство
  • консулство (konsulstvo)an office of a government, comparable to an embassy
  • ко́нсулство (kónsulstvo)the residency of a consul
Catalan consolat
  • consolatthe residency of a consul
Chinese Mandarin 領事館 /领事馆, 使館 /使馆
  • 領事館 /领事馆 (lǐngshìguǎn)an office of a government, comparable to an embassy
  • 使館 /使馆 (shǐguǎn)the residency of a consul
  • 領事館 /领事馆 (lǐngshìguǎn)the residency of a consul
Czech konzulát
  • konzulátthe residency of a consul
Danish konsulat
  • konsulatthe residency of a consul
Dutch consulaat
  • consulaatthe residency of a consul
Esperanto konsulejo
  • konsulejothe residency of a consul
Estonian konsulaat
  • konsulaatthe residency of a consul
Finnish konsulaatti
  • konsulaattithe residency of a consul
French consulat, consulat
  • consulatan office of a government, comparable to an embassy
  • consulatthe residency of a consul
German Konsulat, Konsulat
  • Konsulatan office of a government, comparable to an embassy
  • Konsulatthe residency of a consul
Greek προξενείο
  • προξενείο (proxeneío)the residency of a consul
Hebrew קוֹנְסוּלְיָה
  • קוֹנְסוּלְיָה (konsulia)the residency of a consul
Hindi वाणिज्य दूतावास, कांसुलेट
  • वाणिज्य दूतावास (vāṇijya dūtāvās)the residency of a consul
  • कांसुलेट (kānsuleṭ)the residency of a consul
Hungarian konzulátus
  • konzulátusthe residency of a consul
Icelandic ræðisskrifstofa, konsúlat
  • ræðisskrifstofathe residency of a consul
  • konsúlatthe residency of a consul
Indonesian konsulat
  • konsulatthe residency of a consul
Irish consalacht
  • consalachtthe residency of a consul
Italian consolato
  • consolatothe residency of a consul
Japanese 領事館
  • 領事館 (ryōjikan)the residency of a consul
Korean 영사관
  • 영사관 (yeongsagwan)the residency of a consul
Latvian konsulāts
  • konsulātsthe residency of a consul
Lithuanian konsulatas
  • konsulatasthe residency of a consul
Malay konsulat
  • konsulatthe residency of a consul
Norwegian konsulat
  • konsulatthe residency of a consul
Persian کنسولگری
  • کنسولگری (konsulgari)the residency of a consul
Polish konsulat
  • konsulatthe residency of a consul
Portuguese consulado
  • consuladothe residency of a consul
Romanian consulat
  • consulatthe residency of a consul
Russian ко́нсульство
  • ко́нсульство (kónsulʹstvo)the residency of a consul
Slovak konzulát
  • konzulátthe residency of a consul
Spanish consulado, consulado
  • consuladoan office of a government, comparable to an embassy
  • consuladothe residency of a consul
Swedish konsulat, konsulat
  • konsulatan office of a government, comparable to an embassy
  • konsulatthe residency of a consul
Tagalog konsulado
  • konsuladothe residency of a consul
Thai สถานกงสุล, สถานกงสุล
  • สถานกงสุล (sà-tǎan-gong-sǔn)an office of a government, comparable to an embassy
  • สถานกงสุล (sà-tǎan-gong-sǔn)the residency of a consul
Turkish konsolosluk
  • konsoloslukthe residency of a consul
Ukrainian ко́нсульство
  • ко́нсульство (kónsulʹstvo)the residency of a consul
Urdu قونصل خانہ
  • قونصل خانہ (qōnsul xāna)the residency of a consul
Vietnamese tòa lãnh sự
  • tòa lãnh sựthe residency of a consul

Rhymes & wordplay

Sounds the same

consolate (adjective)

Anagrams

sulcatone
Cite this entry
APA

consulate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consulate

MLA

“consulate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consulate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “consulate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consulate.

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