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proconsul

pro·con·sul
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [proh-kon-suh l]
    • /proʊˈkɒn səl/
    • /ˌprəʊˈk.ɒn.sl̩/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [proh-kon-suh l]
    • /proʊˈkɒn səl/

Definitions of proconsul word

  • noun proconsul an African subgenus of Dryopithecus that lived 17–20 million years ago and is possibly ancestral to modern hominoids. 1
  • noun proconsul an administrator or governor of a colony, occupied territory, or other dependency 0
  • noun proconsul (in ancient Rome) the governor of a senatorial province 0
  • noun proconsul a genus of African ape of the Miocene, a possible ancestor of the chimpanzee and gorilla 0
  • noun proconsul an official of ancient Rome who commanded an army in one or more of the provinces and, often, acted as a provincial governor 0
  • noun proconsul a governing official in a present-day colony, occupied territory, etc. 0

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Origin of proconsul

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Latin prōconsul; see pro-1, consul

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Parts of speech for Proconsul

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

proconsul popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Top questions with proconsul

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