proconsul
[proh-kon-suh l]
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noun
Roman History. an official, usually a former consul, who acted as governor or military commander of a province, and who had powers similar to those of a consul.
any appointed administrator over a dependency or an occupied area.
Origin of proconsul
Proconsul
[proh-kon-suh l]
noun
Origin of Proconsul
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This speech so much enraged the proconsul, that Nichomachus was put to the rack.
Fox's Book of MartyrsJohn Foxe
Shatrak demanded, looking from the Proconsul to the Ministerial Secretary.
A Slave is a SlaveHenry Beam Piper
The case was tried by the proconsul himself, Claudius Maximus.
The Apologia and Florida of Apuleius of MadauraLucius Apuleius
Even if the proconsul should ask me himself who my god is, I am dumb.
The Apologia and Florida of Apuleius of MadauraLucius Apuleius
When the morning came, the Roman Proconsul saw the Greek in his cell.
SaroniaRichard Short
proconsul
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Word Origin for proconsul
C14: from Latin, from prō consule (someone acting) for the consul. See pro- ², consul
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