proconsul
noun
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.
proconsular
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a word derived from
proconsul.
Example Sentences
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Nervously, the Soviet government ordered its ambassadors and proconsular in Washington, London, Paris and East Germany to come home to Moscow for a policy conference.
From Time Magazine Archive
Before him lay the submission of a God-Emperor and proconsular rule over Japan.
From Time Magazine Archive
Luther Windham looked up with a stern, proconsular gaze that began to come apart around his eyes and mouth when he saw Bull’s bright and guiltless smile.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
The proximity of Smyrna to Ephesus, and the reputation accorded to both in the flattering designation of 'the two eyes' of proconsular Asia, would make intercourse between the cities familiar and frequent.
From The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886 by Various
The Senate could not help itself and, in spite of considerable opposition, passed a decree conferring upon him proconsular imperium and entrusting him with the conduct of the war in Hither Spain.
From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly
