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proconsulate
or pro·con·sul·ship
[ proh-kon-suh-lit ]
/ proʊˈkɒn sə lɪt /
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noun History/Historical.
the office or term of office of a proconsul.
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How to use proconsulate in a sentence
As for the statues and the bronzes, the finest were doubtless part of the spoils of Piso's proconsulate in Macedonia.
Naples Past and Present|Arthur H. NorwayShe has compared our mild and forbearing government with the savage proconsulate of Alva in the Netherlands!
The proconsulate of the seas was to be vested in the same person for three years.