Relating to advice, counsel, or a council; providing guidance or recommendations.
From Latin consilium 'counsel, advice, council' + -ary suffix. The root relates to 'consult' and conveys the sense of deliberation and wisdom.
This rare word reveals that 'counsel,' 'council,' and 'consiliary' all share the same Latin root—so a town council is literally a group that comes together to give counsel!
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