consistoire
French, noun\kɔ̃.sis.twaʁ\
consistoire is spelled C-O-N-S-I-S-T-O-I-R-E (11 letters) and appears 1.4 times per million words in written French, the 25,925th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Consistoire is a French masculine noun meaning “consistory” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Assemblée de cardinaux convoquée par le pape pour les consulter et leur demander leur avis sur quelques…”.
What does consistoire mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineconsistory
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Assemblée de cardinaux convoquée par le pape pour les consulter et leur demander leur avis sur quelques affaires importantes. 2. Assemblée de pasteurs ou de rabbins et de laïques réunis pour délibérer des affaires de leur religion. 3. Réunion.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of consistoire
- consistoires plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce consistoire?
- \kɔ̃.sis.twaʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is consistoire in French?
consistoire appears 1.4 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).