Word: proconsulship
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pro
con
sul
ship
Definition: The office or status of a proconsul; a proconsulate.
Morphemes:
Affix: proconsul
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A magistrate who served as a consul and then as the governor of a province.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prō
Language: la
Decoded: pro
PoS: Preposition
Meaning: on behalf of, in the interest of, for the sake of
Affix: cōnsul
Language: la
Decoded: consul
PoS: Noun
Meaning: the highest magistrate in other states
Affix: -ship
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Appended to a noun to form a new noun denoting a property or state of being, time spent in a role, or a specialised union.