\Boule\, Boulework \Boule"work`\, n.
Same as {Buhl}, {Buhlwork}.

\Bou"le\, n. [Gr. ?.]
1. (Gr. Antiq.) A legislative council of elders or chiefs; a
   senate.
Note: The boule of Homeric times was an aristocratic body of
      princes and leaders, merely advisory to the king. The
      Athenian boule of Solon's time was an elective senate
      of 400, acting as a check on the popular ecclesia, for
      which it examined and prepared bills for discussion. It
      later increased to 500, chosen by lot, and extended its
      functions to embrace certain matters of administration
      and oversight.
2. Legislature of modern Greece. See {Legislature}.