English → Latin
“counsellor” in Latin
cōnsiliāriuscounselling, advisingcōnsiliumplan, intention, design, purpose; counsel, advice; determination, resolve, resolutionauctorseller, vendor; author, originator; sponsor, advocatesuāsoradviser, advocate, supporterimpulsorinciter, instigatormonitorcounselor, preceptor; prompter, warnerbenevolusbenevolent, kind, friendly, favorablecausidicuslawyer, attorney
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
counsellor
Adviser, consiliarius: consiliorum alicujus socius et adjutor: auctor consilii or consiliorum, or, from context, auctor only: suasor: impulsor: monitor: consiliorum minister or minister only. (The words are found in this connection and order), auctor et consuasor: suasor et auctor: auctor et impulsor: consiliarius et administer: consiliarius et auctor [SYN. in ADVISER] A faithful, friendly, experienced counsellor, consiliarius fidelis, benevolus, non imperitus (or -issimus; all Cic.). The king and his counsellors, rex ipse consiliariique ejus (Cic.): his friends and counsellors, amici et consiliarii ejus: to have anybody for one’s counsellor, alicujus consilio or consiliis uti; aliquem consiliorum auctorem habere: to be anybody’s counsellor, consilium alicui dare; consilii auctorem esse alicui: consilio regere aliquem (of one who regularly influences another).
Advocate, causarum actor: causidicus: advocatus: actor: cognitor. SYN. and phrases in ADVOCATE.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for counsellor?
- The usual Latin words for “counsellor” are cōnsiliārius, cōnsilium, auctor; also suāsor, impulsor, monitor. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.