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Proconsul

Proconsul Meaning & Definition
Proconsul Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Proconsul?

[n] an anthropoid ape of the genus Proconsul
[n] a provincial governor of consular rank in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire
[n] an official in a modern colony who has considerable administrative power

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See Also | functionary | genus Proconsul | governor | hominoid | official

Proconsul In Webster's Dictionary

\Pro*con"sul\, n. [L., fr. pro for + consul consul.] (Rom. Antiq.) 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.

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