1. an official in a modern colony who has considerable administrative power • Derivationally related forms: proconsular, proconsulship • Hypernyms: official, functionary 2. a provincial governor of consular rank in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire • Derivationally related forms: proconsular, proconsulship • Hypernyms: governor 3. an anthropoid ape of the genus Proconsul • Hypernyms: hominoid • Member Holonyms: genus Proconsul
