Words Seldom Seen: Consigliere

Consigliere

Noun: an adviser to an important or high-ranking person. Originally the fixer for a Mafia boss its use is now much more general.
Example: “Valorie Jarrett was considered by many to be the consigliere to President Barak Obama.”

Pronounced

The photo is of the main dining room of the Royal Automobile Club on Pall Mall in London, UK. Very Victorian elegance.


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