Syn.
— Advice; consideration; consultation; purpose; scheme; opinion.
COUNSEL Coun"sel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Counseled (-sld) or Counselled; p. pr. & vb. n. Counseling or Counselling.] Etym: [OE. conseilen, counseilen, F. conseiller, fr. L. consiliari, fr. consilium counsel.]
1. To give advice to; to advice, admonish, or instruct, as a person. Good sir, I do in friendship counsel you To leave this place. Shak.
2. To advise or recommend, as an act or course. They who counsel war. Milton. Thus Belial, with words clothed in reson's garb, Counseled ignoble ease and peaceful sloth. Milton.
COUNSELABLE
Coun"sel*a*ble (—b'l), a. Etym: [Written also counsellable.]
1. Willing to receive counsel or follow advice. [R.] Few men of so great parts were upon all occasions more counselable than he. Clarendon.
2. Suitable to be advised; advisable, wise. [Obs.] He did not believe it counselable. Clarendon.
COUNSELOR Coun"sel*or (koun"sl-r), n. [Written also counsellor.] Etym: [OE. conseiler, F. conseiller, fr. L. consiliarius, fr. consilium counsel.]
1. One who counsels; an adviser. Can he that speaks with the tongue of an enemy be a good counselor, or no Shak.
2. A member of council; one appointed to advise a sovereign or chief magistrate.