proconsul

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proconsul

  • /pɹəʊˈkɒn.səl/ UK
  • /pɹoʊˈkɑn.səl/ US

Rhymes with -ɒnsəl

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From Latin prōcōnsul.

noun proconsuls

  1. in ancient Rome A magistrate who served as a consul and then as the governor of a province.

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noun in ancient Rome: a magistrate who served as a consul and then as the governor of a province

Españolprocónsul
Portuguêsprocônsul
Françaisproconsul
DeutschStatthalter
Italianoproconsole
Ελληνικάανθύπατος anthýpatos

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"proconsul." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/proconsul. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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proconsul. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/proconsul

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"proconsul." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/proconsul.

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@misc{proconsul_2026,
  title = {proconsul},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/proconsul},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}