conciliabule

noun

con·​cil·​i·​a·​bule

-lēəˌbyül

plural -s

: a clandestine meeting especially of conspirators or rebels against constituted authority in church or state

Word History

Etymology

French, from Middle French, from Late Latin conciliabulum, from Latin, place of assembly, from concilium assembly, council

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Rhymes for conciliabule

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