What is another word for proconsulate?

Pronunciation: [pɹə͡ʊkˈɒnsjʊlət] (IPA)

Proconsulate is a term used to describe a government or geographical region that is ruled over by a proconsul. A proconsul was a governor in ancient Rome who was appointed to rule over a province or colony. Some synonyms for proconsulate include governorship, prefecture, consulate, and viceroyalty. These terms refer to similar forms of governance or regions run by a single administrator or designated leader. While the use of proconsulate is most commonly associated with ancient Rome, these synonyms can be used to describe similar forms of governance and political structures, both historically and in the contemporary world.

What are the hypernyms for Proconsulate?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    office, government position, diplomatic post.

What are the hyponyms for Proconsulate?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.

Usage examples for Proconsulate

He had been a delator under Nero, and had enjoyed the friendship of Vitellius, but he knew how to redeem his character under the Flavian dynasty, and he had filled the proconsulate of Asia with some credit.
"Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius"
Samuel Dill
He had been posted as one of their guards, and had attended them to the scene of their martyrdom, in addition to the civil force, to whom in the proconsulate the administration of the law was committed.
"Callista"
John Henry Cardinal Newman
This peace of well-nigh fifty years had necessarily a peculiar, and not a happy effect upon the Christians of the proconsulate.
"Callista"
John Henry Cardinal Newman

Related words: proconsul, proconsular, proconsularis, proconsulis, proconsul's

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