proconsul

A noun with multiple meanings: a high-ranking administrative official in a modern colony; a provincial governor of consular rank in ancient Rome; or an extinct anthropoid ape of the genus Proconsul.

ptSubstantivo com vários sentidos: alto funcionário administrativo de uma colônia moderna; governador provincial de categoria consular na Roma Antiga; ou primata extinto do gênero Proconsul.ruСуществительное с несколькими значениями: высокопоставленный административный чиновник в современной колонии; провинциальный губернатор консульского ранга в Древнем Риме; или вымершая человекообразная обезьяна рода Proconsul.esSustantivo con varios significados: funcionario administrativo de alto rango en una colonia moderna; gobernador provincial de rango consular en la antigua Roma; o un simio extinto del género Proconsul.frNom avec plusieurs sens : haut fonctionnaire administratif dans une colonie moderne ; gouverneur de rang consulaire dans une province de la Rome antique ; ou singe anthropoïde fossilisé du genre Proconsul.deSubstantiv mit mehreren Bedeutungen: ein hoher Verwaltungsbeamter in einer modernen Kolonie; ein Provinzgouverneur im Rang eines Konsuls im antiken Rom; oder ein ausgestorbener Menschenaffe der Gattung Proconsul.zh多义词：指现代殖民地中的高级行政官员；古罗马时期具有执政官级别的行省总督；或已灭绝的 Proconsul 属类人猿。arاسم بمعانٍ متعددة: مسؤول إداري رفيع المستوى في مستعمرة حديثة؛ والي ولاية روماني برتبة قنصل في روما القديمة؛ أو جنس من القردة العليا المنقرضة من جنس بروكونسول.

1. Colonial administrator C1 formal political

   An official in a modern colony who holds significant administrative authority.

   • The proconsul implemented new trade policies in the colony.
   • As a proconsul, he oversaw the region's economic development.
   • The proconsul's decisions affected millions of people.

   ptAdministrador colonialruКолониальный администраторesAdministrador colonialfrAdministrateur colonialdeKolonialbeamterzh殖民地行政长官arحاكم استعماري

   Sinônimos: administratorgovernorviceroy

   Antônimos: colonistnativesubject

2. Roman governor C1 formal

   A provincial governor of consular rank in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire.

   • Julius Caesar served as a proconsul in Gaul.
   • The proconsul commanded the Roman legions stationed in the province.
   • Cicero was appointed proconsul of Cilicia.

   ptProconsulruПроконсулesProcónsul (gobernador romano)frproconsul (gouverneur romain)deProkonsulzh总督arبروقنصل

3. Extinct ape C2 formal scientific

   An anthropoid ape of the genus Proconsul, an extinct primate from the Miocene epoch.

   • Fossils of Proconsul were discovered in East Africa.
   • Proconsul is considered an early ancestor of modern apes.
   • The skeleton of Proconsul shows adaptations for climbing.

   ptProconsulruПроконсулesProconsul (primate extinto)frProconsul (primate fossile)deProconsulzh原康修尔猿arبروكونسول

• proconsuls plural form
• proconsuls' possessive plural form
• proconsul's possessive singular form