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pro·con·sul P0578000 (prō-kŏn′səl)n.1. A provincial governor of consular rank in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire.2. A high administrator in one of the modern colonial empires.
[Middle English, from Latin prōcōnsul, from prō cōnsule, in place of the consul : prō, instead of; see pro-1 + cōnsule, ablative of cōnsul, consul; see consul.]
pro·con′su·lar (-sə-lər) adj.pro·con′su·late (-sə-lĭt) n.pro·con′sul·ship′ n.pro•con•su•late (proʊˈkɒn sə lɪt) also pro•con′sul•ship`,
n. the office or term of office of a proconsul. [1650–60; < Latin] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | proconsulate - the position of proconsulproconsulshipberth, billet, post, situation, position, office, place, spot - a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury" |
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Related to proconsulate: proconsulshipSynonyms for proconsulatenoun the position of proconsulSynonymsRelated Words- berth
- billet
- post
- situation
- position
- office
- place
- spot
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