Proconsul Definition
prō-kŏnsəl
proconsuls
noun
An official of ancient Rome who commanded an army in one or more of the provinces and, often, acted as a provincial governor.
Webster's New World
A high administrator in one of the modern colonial empires.
American Heritage
A governing official in a present-day colony, occupied territory, etc.
Webster's New World
A genus of African ape of the Miocene, a possible ancestor of the chimpanzee and gorilla.
Webster's New World
pronoun
Other Word Forms of Proconsul
Noun
Singular:
proconsul
Plural:
proconsulsOrigin of Proconsul
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Middle English from Latin prōcōnsul from prō cōnsule in place of the consul prō instead of pro–1 cōnsule ablative of cōnsul consul consul
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Latin pro, before + Consul, name of a chimpanzee when the fossil was discovered.
From Wiktionary
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From Latin prōcōnsul.
From Wiktionary
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