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Proconsul

An officer who discharged the duties of a consul without being himself consul; a governor of, or a military commander in, a province. He was usually one who had previously been consul.

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Functionary 76% connected

One charged with the performance of a function or office; as, a public functionary; secular functionaries.

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Governor 76% connected

One who governs; especially, one who is invested with the supreme executive authority in a State; a chief ruler or magistrate; as, the governor of Pe…

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Official 76% connected

Of or pertaining to an office or public trust; as, official duties, or routine.

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Proconsulate 74% connected

The office jurisdiction of a proconsul, or the term of his office.

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Proconsulate 74% connected

The office jurisdiction of a proconsul, or the term of his office.

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Adelantado noun · 78% connection

A governor of a province; a commander.

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Admiral noun · 78% connection

A naval officer of the highest rank; a naval officer of high rank, of which there are different grades. The chief gradations in rank a…

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Appearance noun · 78% connection

The coming into court of either of the parties; the being present in court; the coming into court of a party summoned in an action, ei…

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Armed forces noun · 78% connection

the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991…

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Armed services noun · 78% connection

the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991…

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Beglerbeg noun · 78% connection

The governor of a province of the Ottoman empire, next in dignity to the grand vizier.

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Bey noun · 78% connection

A governor of a province or district in the Turkish dominions; also, in some places, a prince or nobleman; a beg; as, the bey of Tunis.

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Cockade noun · 78% connection

A badge, usually in the form of a rosette, or knot, and generally worn upon the hat; -- used as an indication of military or naval ser…

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Commandery noun · 78% connection

A district under the administration of a military commander or governor.

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Consular adjective · 78% connection

Of or pertaining to a consul; performing the duties of a consul; as, consular power; consular dignity; consular officers.

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Deacon noun · 78% connection

An officer in Christian churches appointed to perform certain subordinate duties varying in different communions. In the Roman Catholi…

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Emeer noun · 78% connection

An Arabian military commander, independent chieftain, or ruler of a province; also, an honorary title given to the descendants of Moha…

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Eparch noun · 78% connection

In ancient Greece, the governor or perfect of a province; in modern Greece, the ruler of an eparchy.

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Eparchy noun · 78% connection

A province, prefecture, or territory, under the jurisdiction of an eparch or governor; esp., in modern Greece, one of the larger subdi…

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Ethnarch noun · 78% connection

The governor of a province or people.

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General adjective · 78% connection

One of the chief military officers of a government or country; the commander of an army, of a body of men not less than a brigade. In…

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Generalissimo adjective · 78% connection

The chief commander of an army; especially, the commander in chief of an army consisting of two or more grand divisions under separate…

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Generalship noun · 78% connection

Military skill in a general officer or commander.

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