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Proconsul (Noun)

An anthropoid ape of the genus Proconsul.

Nouns denoting animals.

An official in a modern colony who has considerable administrative power.

Nouns denoting people.

A provincial governor of consular rank in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire.

Nouns denoting people.

The proconsul of Asia Minor was responsible for collecting taxes and maintaining order in the province.
In the Roman Republic, a proconsul was often appointed to govern a province after serving as consul in Rome.
The proconsul of Gaul was given a large degree of autonomy to deal with the region's complex tribal politics.
As proconsul of Egypt, he was responsible for managing the province's important grain supplies and trade networks.
During the Roman Empire, the proconsul of Illyricum was also granted military authority to defend the province against external threats.