proconsul

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/pɹəʊˈkɒn.səl/ English

Definitions

noun

(in ancient Rome) A magistrate who served as a consul and then as the governor of a province.

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Synonyms

consul consulship procurator propraetor promagistrate consul-general praetor viceconsul coconsul consul general vice-consul vice consul consulate consularity proprætor propretor

Associated

cisalpine varus galba quaestor legate cilicia quietus praetorian syme gaius leakey

Rhymes

consul auncel tonsil sponsel

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