cùnzulu
Sicilian
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[edit]cùnzulu m (plural cùnzuli or cùnzula)
- (historical) Either of the two heads of government and state of the Roman Republic or the equivalent nominal post under the Roman and Byzantine Empires.
- (historical) Any of the three heads of government and state of France between 1799 and 1804.
- (obsolete) A count or earl.
- (obsolete) A councillor
- (by extension) An official residing in major foreign towns to represent and protect the interests of the merchants and citizens of his or her country.