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.
2. discussion, esp on future procedure; consultation: to take counsel with a friend. 3. a person whose advice or guidance is or has been sought. 4. (Law) a barrister or group of barristers engaged in conducting cases in court and advising on legal matters: counsel for the prosecution. 5. a policy or plan.