proconsulate

pro·con·sul

 (prō-kŏn′səl)

n.

1. A provincial governor of consular rank in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire.

2. A high administrator in one of the modern colonial empires.

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[Middle English, from Latin prōcōnsul, from prō cōnsule, in place of the consul : prō, instead of; see pro-¹ + cōnsule, ablative of cōnsul, consul; see consul.]

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pro·con′su·lar (-sə-lər) adj.

pro·con′su·late (-sə-lĭt) n.

pro·con′sul·ship′ n.

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pro•con•su•late

(proʊˈkɒn sə lɪt)

also pro•con′sul•ship`,

n.

the office or term of office of a proconsul.

[1650–60; < Latin]

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Noun

1.

proconsulate - the position of proconsul proconsulship berth, billet, post, situation, position, office, place, spot - a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"

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