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Proconsulate   Listen
noun
Proconsulate  n.  The office jurisdiction of a proconsul, or the term of his office.






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"Proconsulate" Quotes from Famous Books



... demanding, as it were, the vice-royalty of the new kingdom, in order that he might shape its polity to high and noble ends, educe from tragic imperfection some approach to perfection, and, in short, make the best of a bad business. We should thus have (let us say) Marcus Aurelius claiming a proconsulate under Nero, and, with very limited powers, gradually substituting order and humanity for oppression and rapine. This fairy-tale is not unlike Mr. Wells's; but I submit that it has the advantage of placing the Invisible King, or his equivalent, ...
— God and Mr. Wells - A Critical Examination of 'God the Invisible King' • William Archer



Words linked to "Proconsulate" :   proconsulship, place, berth, situation



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