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Webster 1913 Edition


Consulate

Con′su-late

,
Noun.
[L.
consulatus
: cf. F.
consulat
.]
1.
The office of a consul.
Addison.
2.
The jurisdiction or residence of a consul.
Kent.
3.
Consular government; term of office of a consul.

Webster 1828 Edition


Consulate

CONSULATE

,
Noun.
[L.] The office of a consul. [ This is applicable to modern consuls, as well as to the Roman.]
2.
The jurisdiction or extent of a consuls authority.