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{{def|Council|/ˈkaʊns(ə)l/|n|[[File:Lawyer rock band.jpg|thumb|center|450px|The [[Legal Council]], yesterday]]}} | {{def|Council|/ˈkaʊns(ə)l/|n|[[File:Lawyer rock band.jpg|thumb|center|450px|The [[Legal Council]], yesterday]]}} | ||
From ''concilium'', the {{tag|Latin}} word for an assembly or convocation of clever people: ''con-'' (‘together’) + ''calare'' (‘to summon’). | From ''concilium'', the {{tag|Latin}} word for an assembly or convocation of clever people: ''con-'' (‘together’) + ''calare'' (‘to summon’). <br> | ||
1. A municipal body where mediocre people make bad decisions about local affairs. <br> | 1. A municipal body where mediocre people make bad decisions about local affairs. <br> | ||
2. Not, ''ever'', a legal adviser: not even a [[Mediocre lawyer|mediocre]] one. That fellow is your ''[[counsel|coun''sel'']]''. This also comes from {{tag|Latin}}: ''consilium'' (“consultation, advice”), and the verb ''consulere'' (“to consult”). <br> | 2. Not, ''ever'', a legal adviser: not even a [[Mediocre lawyer|mediocre]] one. That fellow is your ''[[counsel|coun''sel'']]''. This also comes from {{tag|Latin}}: ''consilium'' (“consultation, advice”), and the verb ''consulere'' (“to consult”). <br> | ||
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*It’s [[Isder]] not [[Eye-ess-dee-aye]] | *It’s [[Isder]] not [[Eye-ess-dee-aye]] | ||
*[[Swap does not rhyme with crap]] | *[[Swap does not rhyme with crap]] | ||
{{c|Trick for young players}} | {{c|Trick for young players}} | ||
{{egg}} | {{egg}} | ||
{{draft}} | {{draft}} | ||