PROCONSUL


Meaning of PROCONSUL in English

n. 1 Rom.Hist. a governor of a province, in the later republic usu. an ex-consul. 2 a governor of a modern colony etc. 3 a deputy consul. proconsular adj. proconsulate n. proconsulship n.

[ ME f. L, earlier pro consule (one acting) for the consul ]

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