consĭlĭārĭus, a, um, adj. [consilium], suitable for counsel, counselling (class.).
I In gen.: senatus, Plaut. Ep. 1, 2, 56: magis consiliarius amicus quam auxiliarius, id. Truc. 2, 1, 6: particeps, id. Mil. 4, 2, 23: homines, Gell. 18, 3, 5: fulgur, Sen. Q. N. 2, 39, 1; cf. Müll. Etrusk. 2, p. 168.—Subst.: consĭlĭārĭus , ĭi, m., a counsellor, adviser : consiliario et auctore Vestorio, Cic. Att. 14, 9, 1; 3, 19, 3: (Verris) amici et consiliarii, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 17, § 42: regis, id. Fam. 1, 2, 3: AVGVSTI, Inscr. Orell. 2648: caedis, Vell. 2, 56.—Hence,
II Esp.
A T. t., an assessor, aid in a court of justice , Suet. Tib. 55; id. Claud. 12.—
B Of the augur as the interpreter of the divine will: consiliarius atque administer Jovis, Cic. Leg. 3, 19, 43.