Hypertext Webster Gateway: "counsellor"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)
Counsellor
an adviser (Prov. 11:14; 15:22), a king's state counsellor (2
Sam. 15:12). Used once of the Messiah (Isa. 9:6). In Mark 15:43,
Luke 23:50, the word probably means a member of the Jewish
Sanhedrim.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Counselor \Coun"sel*or\ (koun"s?l-?r), n. [Written also
{counsellor}.] [OE. conseiler, F. conseiller, fr. L.
consiliarius, fr. consilium counsel.]
1. One who counsels; an adviser.
Can he that speaks with the tongue of an enemy be a
good counselor, or no? --Shak.
2. A member of council; one appointed to advise a sovereign
or chief magistrate.
Note: [See under {Consilor}.]
3. One whose profession is to give advice in law, and manage
causes for clients in court; a barrister.
Good counselors lack no clients. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
counsellor
n 1: someone who has supervisory duties at a summer camp [syn: {counselor}]
2: some who gives advice about problems [syn: {counselor}]
3: a lawyer who pleads cases in court [syn: {advocate}, {counsel},
{counselor}, {counselor-at-law}, {pleader}]
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