consulship
執政官職
解説 Definition
古代ローマにおける執政官としての地位や職務。最高の権力を持つ行政職として機能しました。
Consulship is the position, office, or period of serving as a consul. It is often used in history, especially about ancient Rome, or in formal discussions of government and diplomacy.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
まず consul を核に置き、そこに leadership / friendship のような「地位・役目・期間」を表す -ship が付いた形だと覚えると整理しやすいです。つまり consulship は「consul という人」ではなく「執政官という職・地位・任期」。歴史文脈では during his consulship のように「彼の執政官在任中」と読めます。consul と consulate と混同しやすいので、consul＝人、consulate＝領事館・領事制度、consulship＝官職そのもの、という3点セットで区別すると定着します。
Start with `consul`, then notice `-ship`, which often shows a state, office, or period of holding a role. So `consulship` is the office or term of a consul, especially in Roman history. Keep it separate from `consulate`, which is the modern diplomatic word.
例文
He was elected to the consulship in 63 BCE.
彼は紀元前63年に執政官職に選出された。
During his consulship, many important reforms were enacted.
彼の執政官職期間中、多くの重要な改革が制定された。
The consulship was considered one of Rome's highest honors.
執政官職はローマで最も高い栄誉の一つと考えられていた。
consulship の類義語・関連語
consulship の語源・成り立ち Etymology
consulship は consul『執政官・領事』＋身分・職を表す -ship。consul はラテン語 consul に由来し、consular や consulate と同根で、『その人』より『その官職・任期』に焦点を当てる語です。ローマの制度語が、職名の重みを残すと分かります。
Consulship is made from consul and the suffix -ship, which shows a state, office, or position. Consul comes from Latin consul, the title of a Roman official, and it later continued in diplomatic use. So consulship came to mean not the person but the office, rank, or period of serving as consul. Related words include consulate and consular.
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