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
It had been one of the early Greek colonies, later the capital of Ionia, and in Paul's day it was by far the largest and busiest of all the cities of proconsular Asia.
From Bible Studies in the Life of Paul Historical and Constructive by Henry T. (Henry Thorne) Sell
A legate being appointed by the emperor over the conquered countries, Britain became a proconsular province.
From Old English Chronicles by Various
