royal advisor
Monarch's trusted aide
A royal advisor is a person who provides counsel to a monarch or royal family on matters of state, diplomacy, or personal affairs.
The term appears most often in historical contexts and fantasy fiction: The king consulted his royal advisors before declaring war.
In fairy tales and games, the royal advisor is frequently a scheming figure angling for power.
- vizierMuslim government's chief minister
- ministerReligious leader or serve
- courtierRoyal household attendant
- chancellorSenior administrative official
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
loyalty · seneschal · Thomas Cromwell · chamberlain · strategist · counselor · wise counsel · confidant · Machiavelli · court intrigue · Richelieu · diplomat · trusted · influence · steward · privy council · inner circle · power behind the throne
- advisorspolicy advisors, consultant, adviser, think tanks, counsel
- royal courtking, queen, prince, princess, crown
- nobilityking, queen, prince, princess, duke
- ancient titlesconsul, pharaoh, praetor, vizier, tribune
- Pacific IslandersPolynesians, Melanesians, Micronesians, Hawaiians, Samoans
- Islamic Titlesimam, caliph, mufti, ayatollah, sheikh