consigliere
con si glie re |ˌkônsēˈlye -re, kənsiglēˈērē ˌkɔnsiˈljɛreɪ | ▶noun ( pl. consiglieri |-rē | ) an adviser, esp. to a crime boss.
consigliere |ˌkɒnsɪˈljɛːreɪ | ▶noun ( pl. consiglieri pronunc. same ) a member of a Mafia family who serves as an adviser to the leader and resolves disputes within the family. ORIGIN Italian, literally ‘a member of a council ’.
The Wordsmith Dictionary
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