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.

Nearby words

proclus, procne, procoagulant, procollagen, proconsul, proconsulate, proconvertin, procopius, procrastinate, procrastination, procrastination is the thief of time

Origin of proconsulate

From the Latin word prōconsulātus, dating back to 1650–60. See proconsul, -ate³

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Examples from the Web for proconsulate

The proconsulate of the seas was to be vested in the same person for three years.
Robert Kerr's General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 18|William Stevenson
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. Norway