counsel vs attorney

counsel and attorney both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
counsel	Yes	No	Yes	No
attorney	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, attorney is a hypernym of counsel; that is, attorney is a word with a broader meaning than counsel:

counsel: a lawyer who pleads cases in court
attorney: a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice

Other hypernyms of counsel include lawyer.

counsel (noun)	attorney (noun)
something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action	a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
a lawyer who pleads cases in court

counsel (verb)	attorney (verb)
give advice to