PRAETOR
praetor, pretor
(noun) an annually elected magistrate of the ancient Roman Republic
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
praetor (plural praetors or praetores)
(history) The title designating a Roman administrative official whose role changed over time
(originally) A consul in command of the army.
(after 366 BC) An annually-elected curule magistrate, subordinate to the consuls in provincial administration, and who performed some of their duties; numbering initially only one, later two (either of the praetor urbānus (“urban praetor”) or the praetor peregrīnus (“peregrine praetor”)), and eventually eighteen.
(by extension) A high civic or administrative official, especially a chief magistrate or mayor. Sometimes used as a title.
(historical, translating Italian "pretore") The title of the chief magistrate, the mayor, and/or the podestà in Palermo, in Verona, and in various other parts of 17th- and 18th-century Italy.
Synonyms
• (Roman office): provost (obs.)
Anagrams
• prorate
Source: Wiktionary
Præ"tor, n.
Definition: See Pretor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition