Thus the Consuls for 65 would be elected in July 66; during the interval they were called 'Consules designati.
On Lucca's side mention is also made of the "bonos viros lucensis civitatis, si Consules vel Rector aut Potestas ibi non fuerint.
Even in Sienna the Consules priores seem to have been continually changed.
Two of the twelve, chosen in rotation, acted as heads of the college, and were styled Consules priores.
The Consules priores, also existing in other communes, are seldom mentioned in Florence by the name of Priores, especially in early days.
With the growth of trade it early became convenient to appoint agents with similar powers in foreign parts, and these often, though not invariably, were styled consuls (consules in partibus ultramarinis).
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "consules" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
