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PROCONSUL
proconsul
(noun) an anthropoid ape of the genus Proconsul
proconsul
(noun) a provincial governor of consular rank in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire
proconsul
(noun) an official in a modern colony who has considerable administrative power
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
proconsul (plural proconsuls)
(in ancient Rome) A magistrate who served as a consul and then as the governor of a province.
Source: Wiktionary
Pro*con"sul, n. Etym: [L., fr. pro for + consul consul.] (Rom. Antiq.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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