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Webster 1913 Edition
Proconsul
Pro-con′sul
,Noun.
[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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Proconsul
PROCON'SUL
,Noun.
A Roman magistrate sent to govern a province with consular authority. The proconsuls were appointed from the body of the senate, and their authority expired at the end of a year from their appointment.