proconsul
proconsul
Definition
pro·con·sul (prō kän′səl)
pro·con′·sular (-sə lər) adjective
pro·con′·sul·ate (-sə lit) noun or pro·con′·sul·ship′
Proconsul
Definition
Pro·con·sul (prō kän′səl)
noun
a genus of African ape of the Miocene, a possible ancestor of the chimpanzee and gorilla
Etymology: pro- + Consul, name of a famous chimpanzee at the London Zoo (c. 1930)
proconsul
Usage Examples
Adjective modifier
- British: Throughout these events, the British proconsul in the north, John Reid, has stood on the sidelines giving an impression of impotency.
- American: Question: Is France ready to accept the installation of a sort of American proconsul for a limited period in Iraq?
Modifies a noun
- Caesar: To support Clodius, the proconsul Caesar remained in the immediate vicinity of the capital till the blow was struck against the two victims.
Browse dictionary entries near proconsul
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- procession
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- procrastinate
- procreant
- procreate
- procreation
- Procrustean
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- procryptic
- procto-
- proctodaeum
