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proconsul.

proconsul, governor of a province;

9 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[proːˈkõː.sʊɫ]Classical-Latin[proˈkɔn.sul]
  1. proconsul; a man who became governor of a province or a military commander with the authority of a consul

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  2. a governor in one of the provinces of the Roman Senate

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Where this word comes from

Lexicalized from the prepositional phrase prō cōnsule (literally “as a consul”, “in the stead of a consul”) as if prō- + cōnsul; compare also ex and excōnsul.

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