consult

Definition

A visit to consult somebody, such as a doctor; a consultation.

Etymology

From Middle French consulte. In sense “council”, it represents Latin cōnsultum, Italian consulto; and it may have been often taken as a direct formation from the verb.

Example Sentences

• "For firſt upon conſult of reaſon, there will bee found no eaſie aſſurance for to faſten a materiall or temperamentall propriety upon any nation; […]"
• "[T]he council broke; / And all their grave conſults diſſolv'd in ſmoke."
• "a consult of coquettes"