Obs. rare. [ad. L. consult-us a skilled adviser.] A skilled practitioner.
1704. Gentl. Instruct. (1732), 543 (D.). ‘Bon,’ cries the consult, ‘a happy prognostic.’ ‘It cast her into convulsions,’ continued the maid. ‘Better yet,’ says the consult.
1778. Johnson, in Boswell (1831), IV. 138. So we have Juris consultus, a consult in law.
