consigliere

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian consigliere, from Italian consiglio (“advice", counsel”), from Latin cōnsilium (“council”). Entered the popular English lexicon through Mario Puzo's “Godfather” novels and the subsequent films made from them.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˌkɒn.sɪlˈjɛ.ɹi]

Noun

consigliere (plural consiglieri or consiglieres)

1. A counselor or advisor, especially to Mafia bosses.
   • 2007, New York Times, [1]

     He is the master strategist behind the scenes; the consigliere to the head of “the family,” as some Clinton aides refer to her operation; and a fund-raising machine who is steadily pulling in $100,000 or more at receptions

   • 2017 January 24, Eric Levitz, “Trump Aides Keep Leaking Embarrassing Stories About How He Can’t Handle Embarrassment”, in New York Magazine‎^[2]:

     Jared Kushner tried to prevent Conway from being invited into the White House at all, because he viewed her “as a possible threat to his role as Trump’s chief consigliere.”

Further reading

• consigliere on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian consigliere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkɔn.silˈjeː.rə/, /ˌkɔn.si.liˈeː.rə/
• Hyphenation: con‧si‧gli‧ere
• Rhymes: -eːrə

Noun

consigliere m (plural consiglieri)

1. A legal counsel and advisor of a crime boss, in particular in the mafia.

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Italian

Etymology

From consiglio +‎ -iere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kon.siʎˈʎɛ.re/

Noun

consigliere m or f (plural consiglieri, feminine consigliera)

1. adviser
2. councillor

Derived terms

• consigliere comunale (“town councillor”)
• consigliere delegato (“managing director”)
• consigliere d'amministrazione (“board member”)

Related terms

• consigliabile
• consigliare
• consiglio
• consiliare

Descendants

• English: consigliere