consulatus Latin · revision 8449

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [kõː.sʊˈɫaː.tʊs]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [kon.suˈlaː.tus]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''cōnsulātus''' ''m'' (genitive cōnsulātūs); fourth declension^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is from [[cōnsul]] “consul” with the suffix [[-ātus]].^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Köbler's first source is Cato, whom he dates 234–149 BC.^(Köbler 2010) An early elogium of a consul has ''prīmō cōnsulātū Ligurēs subēgit'' “in his first consulship he subdued the Ligurians”.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It meant the office of consul, the consulship, a term of office, and one's acts as consul, as Cicero's ''tertius cōnsulātus'' of Pompey.^(OLD 2012)

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+ Medieval Latin had ''cōnsulātum dare'', to throw money to the crowd as Roman consuls did on taking office, and used it for the office of a ruler's counsellor, a council of counsellors, and the dignity of a count.^(Niermeyer 1976) British Medieval Latin used it for a civic office, in Rome and in Gascony.^(DMLBS) It survives in Italian ''consolato'' and French ''consulat'', and gave [[en|consulate]] in the late 14th century, of the rule of the consuls at Rome.^(Wiktionary)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 234–149 BC – Cato uses it.^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 81–43 BC – Cicero uses it of a term as consul.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * late 14th century – English ''consulate'' is recorded.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Noun===

+ # The [[m|en|consulship]]; a term as consul.^(OLD 2012)

+ # ''(Medieval Latin)'' The office of a ruler's counsellor; a council.^(Niermeyer 1976)

+ # ''(Medieval Latin)'' A civic office, a [[m|en|consulate]].^(DMLBS)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[cōnsul]]

+ * [[cōnsulō]]

+ * [[en|consulate]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}