conseil

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French conseil, from Old French conseil, from Latin cōnsilium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.sɛj/

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• Rhymes: -ɛj
• Homophone: conseils

Noun

conseil m (plural conseils)

1. (countable) piece of advice
2. (countable) council

Derived terms

• conseil d’administration
• conseil d’ami
• conseil d’arrondissement
• Conseil de l’Europe
• Conseil européen
• demander conseil
• la nuit porte conseil

Related terms

• conseiller

Descendants

• → Turkish: konsey

Further reading

• “conseil”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• celions

Middle English

Alternative forms

• counceile, counceyle, counseil

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French conseil, from Latin consilium.

Noun

conseil

1. (Chaucer) counsel

Descendants

• English: counsel

Middle French

Alternative forms

• cõseil

Etymology

From Old French conseil.

Noun

conseil m (plural conseils)

1. piece of advice
2. meeting (gathering of people/parties for a purpose)

Related terms

• conseiller

Descendants

• French: conseil

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from French conseil, from Latin cōnsilium.

Noun

conseil m (plural conseils)

1. (Jersey) council

Old French

Alternative forms

• conseill
• consoil
• cunseill

Etymology

From Latin consilium.

Noun

conseil oblique singular, m (oblique plural conseuz or conseilz, nominative singular conseuz or conseilz, nominative plural conseil)

1. piece of advice

Related terms

• conseillier

Descendants

• Middle English: conseil (borrowing)
  • English: counsel
• Middle French: conseil
  • French: conseil