proconsul

noun

pro·con·sul (ˌ)prō-ˈkän(t)-səl How to pronounce proconsul (audio)

: a governor or military commander of an ancient Roman province

: an administrator in a modern colony, dependency, or occupied area usually with wide powers

proconsular

(ˌ)prō-ˈkän(t)-s(ə-)lər How to pronounce proconsul (audio)

adjective

proconsulate

(ˌ)prō-ˈkän(t)-s(ə-)lət How to pronounce proconsul (audio)

noun

proconsulship

(ˌ)prō-ˈkän(t)-səl-ˌship How to pronounce proconsul (audio)

noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The Senate long forbade its proconsuls from commanding Rome’s legions outside of their respective jurisdictions—especially into Italy itself, where the Rubicon marked the legal and physical demarcation of senatorial power.

Matt Ford, The New Republic, 4 July 2019 Roman proconsul Gnaeus Egnatius built it in the first century B.C. to link the Adriatic with the Aegean Sea and the Bosporus.

National Geographic, 3 Apr. 2019 The Senate long forbade its proconsuls from commanding Rome’s legions outside of their respective jurisdictions—especially into Italy itself, where the Rubicon marked the legal and physical demarcation of senatorial power.

Matt Ford, The New Republic, 4 July 2019 Roman proconsul Gnaeus Egnatius built it in the first century B.C. to link the Adriatic with the Aegean Sea and the Bosporus.

National Geographic, 3 Apr. 2019 Chad Shelton’s energetic and vocally assured performance as the feckless Roman proconsul comes closest to breaking through Monastyrska’s august demeanor.

Eric Skelly, Houston Chronicle, 1 May 2018

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Latin, from pro consule for a consul

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

单词	proconsul
释义	proconsul noun pro·con·sul (ˌ)prō-ˈkän(t)-səl 1 : a governor or military commander of an ancient Roman province 2 : an administrator in a modern colony, dependency, or occupied area usually with wide powers proconsular (ˌ)prō-ˈkän(t)-s(ə-)lər adjective proconsulate (ˌ)prō-ˈkän(t)-s(ə-)lət noun proconsulship (ˌ)prō-ˈkän(t)-səl-ˌship noun Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web The Senate long forbade its proconsuls from commanding Rome’s legions outside of their respective jurisdictions—especially into Italy itself, where the Rubicon marked the legal and physical demarcation of senatorial power. Matt Ford, The New Republic, 4 July 2019 Roman proconsul Gnaeus Egnatius built it in the first century B.C. to link the Adriatic with the Aegean Sea and the Bosporus. National Geographic, 3 Apr. 2019 The Senate long forbade its proconsuls from commanding Rome’s legions outside of their respective jurisdictions—especially into Italy itself, where the Rubicon marked the legal and physical demarcation of senatorial power. Matt Ford, The New Republic, 4 July 2019 Roman proconsul Gnaeus Egnatius built it in the first century B.C. to link the Adriatic with the Aegean Sea and the Bosporus. National Geographic, 3 Apr. 2019 Chad Shelton’s energetic and vocally assured performance as the feckless Roman proconsul comes closest to breaking through Monastyrska’s august demeanor. Eric Skelly, Houston Chronicle, 1 May 2018 Word History Etymology Middle English, from Latin, from pro consule for a consul First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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