5. Of uncertain origin, probably Germanic, from a short form of various female compound names containing the element av (of uncertain meaning). St Ava or Avia was a 9th-century abbess of Dinart in Hainault and a member of the Frankish royal family.
Search The Library's Lexicon. CONSULTATION. A conference between the counsel or attorneys engaged on the same side of a cause for the purpose of examining their case, arranging their proofs and removing any difficulties there may be in their way.
Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  Consult(verb) to seek the opinion or advice of another; to take counsel; to deliberate together; to confer. 2  Consult(verb) to ask advice of; to seek the opinion of; to apply to for information or instruction; to refer to; as, to consult a physician; to consult a dictionary.