— proconsular , adj. — proconsularly , adv.
/proh kon"seuhl/ , n.
1. Rom. Hist. an official, usually a former consul, who acted as governor or military commander of a province, and who had powers similar to those of a consul.
2. any appointed administrator over a dependency or an occupied area.
[ 1350-1400; ME proconsul; see PRO- 1 , CONSUL ]