counsel
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,316 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 7,501 times across 139,755 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a lawyer who pleads cases in court also: advocate, counselor, counsellor, counselor-at-law, pleader
- something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action also: guidance, counseling, counselling, direction
verb
- give advice to also: rede, advise The teacher counsels troubled studentsThe lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud
counsel in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Such, I repeat, shall be my counsel.
Windsor Castle · William Harrison Ainsworth · Chapter 1
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This good counsel was followed, and a little pot of fat was bought.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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My counsel is, kill nine in ten, And bestow the shares of all On the remnant decimal.
Poems Household Edition · Ralph Waldo Emerson · Chapter 1
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Sometimes these unfortunate people come to me for counsel, and invariably I give them the same admonition, "Study your public."
Punch — Vol. 159, 1920-07-28 · Various · Chapter 1
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The counsel of a good book is far superior to that of a man who says one thing and does another.
Crankisms · Lisle de Vaux Matthewman · Chapter 1