. "a consul : consul ordinarius, one who entered on his office at the regular time , viz. on the first of January; opp. consul suffectus, one chosen in the course of the year in the place of one who had died , or, after the time of the emperors, as a mere honorary title; v. ordinarius and sufficio: consul designatus, consul elect (so called in the interval between election, at the beginning of August, and entrance on his duties, on the 1st of January), v. designo: consul major, one who had the largest number of votes , or with whom the Fasces were , or one who was oldest" . "a consul : consul ordinarius, one who entered on his office at the regular time , viz. on the first of January; opp. consul suffectus, one chosen in the course of the year in the place of one who had died , or, after the time of the emperors, as a mere honorary title; v. ordinarius and sufficio: consul designatus, consul elect (so called in the interval between election, at the beginning of August, and entrance on his duties, on the 1st of January), v. designo: consul major, one who had the largest number of votes , or with whom the Fasces were , or one who was oldest" . .