proconsular

pro·con·sul

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [proh-kon-suh l]
- /proʊˈkɒn səl/
- /ˌprəʊˈk.ɒn.sjʊ.lə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [proh-kon-suh l]
- /proʊˈkɒn səl/

Definitions of proconsular word

noun proconsular Roman History. an official, usually a former consul, who acted as governor or military commander of a province, and who had powers similar to those of a consul. 1
noun proconsular any appointed administrator over a dependency or an occupied area. 1

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Origin of proconsular

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 Proconsular

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Proconsular

proconsular 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.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

proconsular usage trend in Literature

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