·noun Result of consultation; advice; instruction.
II. Counsel ·vt To advise or recommend, as an act or course.
III. Counsel ·noun A secret opinion or purpose; a private matter.
IV. Counsel ·noun Deliberate purpose; design; intent; scheme; plan.
V. Counsel ·noun Interchange of opinions; mutual advising; consultation.
VI. Counsel ·vt To give advice to; to advice, admonish, or instruct, as a person.
VII. Counsel ·noun Examination of consequences; exercise of deliberate judgment; prudence.
VIII. Counsel ·noun One who gives advice, especially in legal matters; one professionally engaged in the trial or management of a cause in court; also, collectively, the legal advocates united in the management of a case; as, the defendant has able counsel.