( n. )
An officer who discharged the duties of a consul without being himself consul; a governor of, or a military commander in, a province. He was usually one who had previously been consul.
( n. )
An officer who discharged the duties of a consul without being himself consul; a governor of, or a military commander in, a province. He was usually one who had previously been consul.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012