proconsulate
or pro·con·sul·ship
[proh-kon-suh-lit]
|
noun History/Historical.
the office or term of office of a proconsul.
Nearby words
- proclus,
- procne,
- procoagulant,
- procollagen,
- proconsul,
- proconvertin,
- procopius,
- procrastinate,
- procrastination,
- procrastination is the thief of time
Origin of proconsulate
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for proconsulate
The proconsulate of the seas was to be vested in the same person for three years.
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