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==Origins==
==Origins==
Middle English. con-, counseil, -ail, -ayl, a. Old French. conseil, cunseil, in AFr. counseil (= Pr. conselh, Cat. consell, Sp. consejo, Pg. conseglo, It. consiglio):L. consilium consultation, plan decided on as the result of consultation, advice, counsel, advising faculty, prudence; a deliberating [[body]], a council of [[state]], war, etc.; a counsellor: a [[word]] of the same type as colloquium, connubium, etc., f. consulre to deliberate, etc., f. con- together + *sal- a root found also in consul, consulto, and prob. cognate with Skr. sar- to go. The various [[senses]] are retained in French; but in [[English]], those meaning a deliberating body are now written COUNCIL, by confusion with [[Latin]] concilium.
Middle English. con-, counseil, -ail, -ayl, a. Old French. conseil, cunseil, in AFr. counseil (= Pr. conselh, Cat. consell, Sp. consejo, Pg. conseglo, It. consiglio):L. consilium consultation, plan decided on as the result of consultation, advice, counsel, advising faculty, prudence; a deliberating [[body]], a council of [[state]], war, etc.; a counsellor: a [[word]] of the same type as colloquium, connubium, etc., f. consulre to deliberate, etc., f. con- together + *sal- a root found also in consul, consulto, and prob. cognate with Skr. sar- to go. The various [[senses]] are retained in French; but in [[English]], those meaning a deliberating body are now written COUNCIL, by confusion with [[Latin]] concilium.
<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Counsel''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Counsel '''''this link'''''].</center>
==Definitions==
==Definitions==
*I. 1. a. Interchange of opinions on a matter of procedure; consultation, deliberation. to take counsel: to consult, deliberate.
*I. 1. a. Interchange of opinions on a matter of procedure; consultation, deliberation. to take counsel: to consult, deliberate.
In the United States and Canada, many large and midsize law firms have lawyers with the job title of "counsel", "special counsel" or "of counsel". These lawyers are employees of the firm like associates, although some firms have an independent contractor [[relationship]] with them. But unlike associates, and more like partners, they generally have their own clients, manage their own files, and supervise associates. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counsel]
In the United States and Canada, many large and midsize law firms have lawyers with the job title of "counsel", "special counsel" or "of counsel". These lawyers are employees of the firm like associates, although some firms have an independent contractor [[relationship]] with them. But unlike associates, and more like partners, they generally have their own clients, manage their own files, and supervise associates. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counsel]
==See also==
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