vice-consul
noun
a consular officer of a grade below that of consul.
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During the afternoon the Bruces departed on a brief preliminary honeymoon—brief because four days later they had to sail for Rome, where Mr. Bruce has a vice-consulship at $2,500 a year awaiting him.
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