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proconsul
noun
- an official of ancient Rome who commanded an army in one or more of the provinces and, often, acted as a provincial governor
- a governing official in a present-day colony, occupied territory, etc.
Related Forms:
- proconsular adjective
- proconsulate noun or proconsulship
noun
a genus of African ape of the Miocene, a possible ancestor of the chimpanzee and gorilla
See proconsul in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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