LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

prōcōnsul

prōcōnsul m (genitive prōcōnsulis)
Classical[proːˈkõː.sʊɫ]Ecclesiastical[proˈkɔn.sul]

Meaning

  1. proconsul; a man who became governor of a province or a military commander with the authority of a consul
  2. a governor in one of the provinces of the Roman Senate

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeprōcōnsulprōcōnsulēs
genitiveprōcōnsulisprōcōnsulum
dativeprōcōnsulīprōcōnsulibus
accusativeprōcōnsulemprōcōnsulēs
ablativeprōcōnsuleprōcōnsulibus
vocativeprōcōnsulprōcōnsulēs

prō-consul (also separately, prō consŭle; v. pro, II. B. 2.; and abbreviated, procos.), is, m.
I. One who at the close of his consulship in Rome became governor of a province, or military commander under a governor; a proconsul, Cic. Div. 2, 36, 76: Domitium proconsulem arcessivit, Sall. Fragm. ap. Prisc. p. 902 P.: agendas pro praetoribus, prove consulibus grates, Tac. A. 15, 22: L. Manilius Procos., Caes. B. G. 3, 20.—
B. Transf., of an ex-prœtor made governor of a province: (Gellius) cum pro consule ex praeturā in Graeciam venisset, Cic. Leg. 1, 20, 53; Liv. 37, 46.—
2. = propraetor, Liv. 39, 29, 4 Weissenb. ad loc.; 33, 25, 9; 35, 22, 6 al.—
II. Under the emperors, who shared the provinces with the Senate, a governor in one of the provinces of the Senate, Suet. Aug. 47; Gai. Inst. 4, 139.—
B. Of municipal officers, Vulg. Act. 19, 38.

Origins

Lexicalized from the prepositional phrase prō cōnsule (literally “as a consul”, “in the stead of a consul”) as if prō- + cōnsul; compare also ex and excōnsul.

Descendants
  • Catalanprocònsol
  • Englishproconsul
  • Frenchproconsul
  • Italianproconsole
  • Portugueseprocônsul
  • Spanishprocónsul
  • Galicianprocónsul
  • Russianпроконсул

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesProconsulProconsul The office of proconsul was one resting on the theory of delegated authority. Delegation of the powers exercised by the supreme magistracy o…

Quick answers

What does prōcōnsul mean in Latin?
prōcōnsul, a noun, means “proconsul; a man who became governor of a province or a military commander with the authority of a consul; a governor in one of the provinces of the Roman Senate”.
What is the genitive of prōcōnsul?
The genitive singular is prōcōnsulis. prōcōnsul is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce prōcōnsul?
In classical Latin, [proːˈkõː.sʊɫ]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [proˈkɔn.sul].