proconsulate

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

proconsulate
    n 1: the position of proconsul [syn: {proconsulship},
         {proconsulate}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Proconsulate \Pro*con"su*late\, n. [L. proconsulatus: cf. F.
   proconsulat.]
   The office jurisdiction of a proconsul, or the term of his
   office.
   [1913 Webster]