proconsulate

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noun

The office of a proconsul.

“proconsulate of Syria”

Similar
proconsulship
OriginLatin prōcōnsulātus →
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Meanings

nounproconsulate (plural proconsulates)

plural proconsulates

  1. historicalThe office of a proconsul.
  2. historicalThe district under proconsul’s government.

    proconsulate of Syria

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe position of proconsul

Similar
proconsulship
Broader
positionpostberth
Also see
proconsulship

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinprōcōnsulātus
  2. Englishproconsulate

From Latin prōcōnsulātus.

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Translations

Ancient Greek ἀνθυπατεία
  • ἀνθυπατεία (anthupateía)office of a proconsul
Czech místodržitelství
  • místodržitelstvíoffice of a proconsul
Latin proconsulatus
  • proconsulatusoffice of a proconsul
Russian проконсульство
  • проконсульство (prokonsulʹstvo)office of a proconsul
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Chicago

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