Prefect vs Proconsul - What's the difference?
prefect | proconsul |
An official of Ancient Rome who controlled or superintended a particular command, charge, department, etc.
The head of a department in France.
A school pupil in a position of power over other pupils.
A commander.
(in ancient Rome) A magistrate who served as a consul and then as the governor of a province
As nouns the difference between prefect and proconsul
is that prefect is an official of Ancient Rome who controlled or superintended a particular command, charge, department, etc while proconsul is a magistrate who served as a consul and then as the governor of a province.prefect
English
(wikipedia prefect)Alternative forms
* (old-fashioned) * praefectNoun
(en noun)- the prefect''' of the aqueducts; the '''prefect''' of a camp, of a fleet, of the city guard, or of provisions; the pretorian '''prefect , who was commander of the troops guarding the emperor's person