- Main Entry:
- 1bou·le

- Pronunciation:
-
\ˈbü-(ˌ)lē, bü-ˈlā\
- Function:
- noun
- Etymology:
- Greek boulē, literally, will, from boulesthai to wish
- Date:
- 1840
: a legislative council of ancient Greece consisting first of an aristocratic advisory body and later of a representative senate