In Britain, a governor's role was primarily military, but numerous other tasks were also his responsibility, such as maintaining diplomatic relations with local client kings, building roads, ensuring the public courier system functioned, supervising the civitates and acting as a judge in important legal cases.
Di Britania, tugas seorang gubernur terutama terletak dalam bidang militer, namun berbagai tugas lainnya juga menjadi tanggung jawabnya seperti mengurusi hubungan diplomatik dengan raja-raja vazal lokal, membangun jalan, memastikan sistem kurir umum berfungsi, mengawasi civitates dan bertindak sebagai hakim dalam kasus-kasus hukum yang penting.