Definition of "Console" :

noun: housing for electronic instruments, as radio or television

noun: an ornamental scroll-shaped bracket (especially one used to support a wall fixture)

"The bust of Napoleon stood on a console."

noun: a scientific instrument consisting of displays and an input device that an operator can use to monitor and control a system (especially a computer system)

noun: a small table fixed to a wall or designed to stand against a wall

verb: give moral or emotional strength to