proconsulate

American  

[proh-kon-suh-lit] / proʊˈkɒn sə lɪt /

Or proconsulship

noun

History/Historical.

1. the office or term of office of a proconsul.

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Etymology

Origin of proconsulate

From the Latin word prōconsulātus, dating back to 1650–60. See proconsul, -ate ³

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Example Sentences

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proconsulate

Senator McAdoo, who regards California as his political proconsulate, did not choose to honor State Chairman Olson with more than the scantest patronage.

From Time Magazine Archive

There's a limit to the upkeep allowance for a proconsulate, and we can't pay five hundred useless servants.

From A Slave is a Slave by H. Beam Piper

The proconsulate of the seas was to be vested in the same person for three years.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson by William Stevenson

Here, too, I hear all that goes on through the proconsulate and Numidia.”

From Callista : a Tale of the Third Century by John Henry Newman

This peace of well-nigh fifty years had necessarily a peculiar, and not a happy effect upon the Christians of the proconsulate.

From Callista : a Tale of the Third Century by John Henry Newman

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