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PRETOR
praetor, pretor
(noun) an annually elected magistrate of the ancient Roman Republic
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
pretor (plural pretors or pretores)
[15th–17th CC, 20th C.–present] Alternative spelling of praetor
Anagrams
• Perrot, Porter, perrot, porret, porter, proter, report, troper
Source: Wiktionary
Pre"tor, n. Etym: [L. praetor, for praeitor, fr. praeire to go before; prae before + ire to go. See Issue.]
1. (Rom. Antiq.)
Definition: A civil officer or magistrate among the ancient Romans.
Note: Originally the pretor was a kind of third consul; but at an early period two pretors were appointed, the first of whom (praetor urbanus) was a kind of mayor or city judge; the other (praetor peregrinus) was a judge of cases in which one or both of the parties were foreigners. Still later, the number of pretors, or judges, was further increased.
2. Hence, a mayor or magistrate. [R.] Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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