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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
proconsul /prəʊˈkɒns(ə)l/

▶noun

1 a governor of a province in ancient Rome.

2 a governor or deputy consul of a modern colony.

– derivatives
proconsular adjective,
proconsulate noun,
proconsulship noun.

– origin from L. pro consule ‘(one acting) for the consul’.

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