vice-consul

or vice con·sul

[ vahys-kon-suhl ]

noun

1. a consular officer of a grade below that of consul.

Other Words From

• vice-consu·lar adjective
• vice-consu·late noun
• vice-consul·ship noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of vice-consul¹

First recorded in 1550–60

Example Sentences

The vice consul prepared to send out his final message to Tokyo.

From The Daily Beast

Telegrams had been despatched, the gendarmerie had been informed, and the British Vice-consul had been interviewed.

From Project Gutenberg

Leaving the Vice-Consul, they reached the station and there parted.

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There was a Greek at Limasol who hoisted his flag as an English vice-consul, and he insisted upon my accepting his hospitality.

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This enormous wave was considered by the English vice-consul at Arica to have been fully fifty feet in height.

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He came from Waterford in Ireland, and had been vice-consul at this port ever since the year 1709.

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