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.
Legal Definition of advice. 1  1 : recommendation regarding a decision or course of conduct he shall have power, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to make treaties â U.S. Constitution art. II advice of counsel. 2  2 : an official notice concerning a business transaction.