1 : a governor or military commander of an ancient Roman province. 2 : an administrator in a modern colony, dependency, or occupied area usually with wide powers.

What was a proconsul in the Bible?

1 : a governor or military commander of an ancient Roman province.

What was a proconsul in Rome?

proconsul, Latin Pro Consule, or Proconsul, in the ancient Roman Republic, a consul whose powers had been extended for a definite period after his regular term of one year. ... Under the empire (after 27 bc), governors of senatorial provinces were called proconsuls.