Counsel

v. advise, instruct, advocate

n. advice, consultation; attorney, lawyer

A counsel or a counsellor gives advice, more particularly in  legal matters. The legal system in England uses the term counsel as an approximate synonym for a barrister-at-law or solicitor advocate, and may apply it to mean either a single person who  pleads a cause, or collectively, the body of barristers or solicitor advocates engaged in a case. The difference between "Barrister" and "Counsel" is subtle. "Barrister" is a professional title awarded by one of the four Inns of Court, and is used in a barrister's private, academic or professional capacity. "Counsel" is used to refer to a barrister or solicitor advocate who is instructed on a particular case. It is customary to use the third person when addressing a barrister or solicitor advocate instructed on a case: "Counsel is asked to advise" rather than "You are asked to advise".
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Noun
1. a lawyer who pleads cases in court
(synonym) advocate, counselor, counsellor, counselor-at-law, pleader
(hypernym) lawyer, attorney
(derivation) advise
(classification) law, jurisprudence
2. something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
(synonym) guidance, counseling, counselling, direction
(hypernym) message, content, subject matter, substance
(hyponym) road map, guideline
(derivation) advise
Verb
1. give advice to; "The teacher counsels troubled students"; "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud"
(synonym) advise
(hypernym) hash out, discuss, talk over
(hyponym) urge, urge on, press, exhort
(derivation) advocate, counselor, counsellor, counselor-at-law, pleader

v. counsel, advise, instruct, advocate

(v. t.)
To give advice to; to advice, admonish, or instruct, as a person.
  

(v. t.)
To advise or recommend, as an act or course.
  

(n.)
Result of consultation; advice; instruction.
  

(n.)
One who gives advice, especially in legal matters; one professionally engaged in the trial or management of a cause in court; also, collectively, the legal advocates united in the management of a case; as, the defendant has able counsel.
  

(n.)
Interchange of opinions; mutual advising; consultation.
  

(n.)
Examination of consequences; exercise of deliberate judgment; prudence.
  

(n.)
Deliberate purpose; design; intent; scheme; plan.
  

(n.)
A secret opinion or purpose; a private matter.