Definitions for: 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



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

See Also: functionary, genus Proconsul, governor, hominoid, official

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