consulate

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con·su·late / ˈkänsələt/ • n. 1. the place or building in which a consul's duties are carried out. ∎  the office, position, or period of office of a consul.2. hist. the period of office of a Roman consul. ∎  (the consulate) the system of government by consuls in ancient Rome.3. (the Consulate) the government of the first French republic (1799–1804) by three consuls.