HyperDic: proconsul

English > 3 senses of the word proconsul:
NOUNperson proconsulan official in a modern colony who has considerable administrative power
person proconsula provincial governor of consular rank in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire
animalproconsulan anthropoid ape of the genus Proconsul
proconsul > pronunciation
Soundsprowkaa'nsahl
Rhymesabdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...
English > proconsul: 3 senses > noun 1, person
MeaningAn official in a modern colony who has considerable administrative power.
Broaderofficial, functionaryA worker who holds or is invested with an office
Spanishprocónsul
Catalanprocònsol
Adjectivesproconsularof or relating to or typical of a proconsul
Nounsproconsulshipthe position of proconsul
English > proconsul: 3 senses > noun 2, person
MeaningA provincial governor of consular rank in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire.
BroadergovernorThe head of a state government
Spanishprocónsul
Catalanprocònsol
Adjectivesproconsularof or relating to or typical of a proconsul
Nounsproconsulshipthe position of proconsul
English > proconsul: 3 senses > noun 3, animal
MeaningAn anthropoid ape of the genus Proconsul.
Member ofgenus Proconsulgenus of extinct primitive African primates of the Miocene epoch
BroaderhominoidA primate of the superfamily Hominoidea
Spanishproconsul, Proconsul
Catalanproconsul

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