proconsul – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
proconsul
n.
governor, commissioner; provincial governor in ancient Rome
Proconsul
A
proconsul was a governor of a province in the
Roman Republic appointed for one year by the
senate. In modern usage, the title has been used (sometimes disparagingly) for a person from one country ruling another country or bluntly interfering in another country's internal affairs.
proconsul
Noun
1. an official in a modern colony who has considerable administrative power
(hypernym) official, functionary
2. a provincial governor of consular rank in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire
(hypernym) governor
3. an anthropoid ape of the genus Proconsul
(hypernym) hominoid
(member-holonym) genus Proconsul
proconsul
nm.
proconsul, governor
procónsul
nm.
proconsul, governor, commissioner; provincial governor in ancient Rome
