Topic summary
Consul suffectus
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Roman consul.
Under the Republic
If a consul died during his term (not uncommon when consuls were in the forefront of battle) or was removed from office, another would be elected by the comitia centuriata to serve the remainder of the term as consul suffectus (suffect consul). A consul elected to start the year, called a consul ordinarius (ordinary consul), held more prestige than a suffect consul, partly because the year would be named for ordinary consuls (see consular dating).