consultor

[ kuh n-suhl-ter ]
/ kənˈsʌl tər /

noun

a member of a secular clergy who advises a bishop.
a specialist who advises the Roman Curia.

Origin of consultor

1620–30; < Latin, equivalent to consul(ere) to consult + -tor -tor

OTHER WORDS FROM consultor

pre·con·sul·tor, noun

Words nearby consultor

consultation, consultative, consulting, consulting room, consulting staff, consultor, consumable, consume, consumedly, consumer, consumer advocate

Example sentences from the Web for consultor

  • Bob Pillin, in the fixed chair of the consultor, nursed his bowler on his knee.

    Five Tales |John Galsworthy

  • In 1671 there arose another quarrel over a fine incurred by a canon who was also a consultor of the tribunal.

    A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 1 |Henry Charles Lea