proconsul
[ proh-kon-suhl ]
/ proʊˈkɒn səl /
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.
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OTHER WORDS FROM proconsul
pro·con·su·lar, adjectivepro·con·su·lar·ly, adverbDefinition for proconsul (2 of 2)
Proconsul
[ proh-kon-suhl ]
/ proʊˈkɒn səl /
noun
an African subgenus of Dryopithecus that lived 17–20 million years ago and is possibly ancestral to modern hominoids.
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British Dictionary definitions for proconsul
proconsul
/ (prəʊˈkɒnsəl) /
noun
an administrator or governor of a colony, occupied territory, or other dependency
(in ancient Rome) the governor of a senatorial province
Derived forms of proconsul
proconsular (prəʊˈkɒnsjʊlə), adjectiveproconsulate or proconsulship, nounWord Origin for proconsul
C14: from Latin, from prō consule (someone acting) for the consul. See pro- ², consul
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