Proconsul

[,prәu'kɒnsl]

Definition

(noun.) an anthropoid ape of the genus Proconsul.

(noun.) a provincial governor of consular rank in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire.

(noun.) an official in a modern colony who has considerable administrative power.

Editor: Maureen--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) 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.

Typist: Paul

Definition

n. a Roman official having the authority of a consul without his office: the governor of a province.—adj. Procon′sular pertaining to or under the government of a proconsul.—ns. Procon′sulate Procon′sulship the office or term of office of a proconsul.

Editor: Lucius