PRAETOR

praetor, pretor

(noun) an annually elected magistrate of the ancient Roman Republic

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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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

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Præ"tor, n.

Definition: See Pretor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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