proconsulate
noun
the office or term of office of a proconsul.
proconsulship
-
a variation of
proconsulate.
Example Sentences
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Leonard Wood had recently completed a health-harassing, nerve-defying job which history may well record as the most brilliant proconsulship of the age.
From Time Magazine Archive
In 143 he was consul for two months, but declined the proconsulship of Asia on the ground of ill-health.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" by Various
A more wonderful journey than any possible earthly one, a more majestic adventure than that of any oriental proconsulship, awaited him.
From Deadham Hard by Lucas Malet
He supported the proposal that Cæsar should be called upon to surrender his army, but coupled with it the demand that Pompey also should be required to give up his troops and his proconsulship.
From The Common People of Ancient Rome Studies of Roman Life and Literature by Frank Frost Abbott
After this he obtained the proconsulship of Africa, and again on his return was sent as legate successively to Dalmatia and Pannonia.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" by Various
