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praetor

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7
Pronunciation
/ˈpɹiːtɔː/
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/ˈpɹiːtɔː/ · /ˈpɹiːtɚ/ · /ˈpɹeɪːtɚ/

Definition of praetor

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. The title designating a Roman administrative official whose role changed over time:
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noun

  1. The title designating a Roman administrative official whose role changed over time:
  2. The title designating a Roman administrative official whose role changed over time:
  3. (broadly)A high civic or administrative official, especially a chief magistrate or mayor. Sometimes used as a title.
  4. (historical)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.

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Etymology

From Middle English pretour, pretor, from the Anglo-Norman pretour, pretore, the Middle French preteur (from the Old French pretor; compare the Modern French préteur), and their etymon, the Classical Latin…

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From Middle English pretour, pretor, from the Anglo-Norman pretour, pretore, the Middle French preteur (from the Old French pretor; compare the Modern French préteur), and their etymon, the Classical Latin praetor (“leader”, “commander”, “magistrate”); the Latin praetor being contracted from *praeitor (“one who goes before”), from praeeō (“to go before”), from prae (“before”) + eō (“to go”); compare the Italian pretore, the Portuguese pretor, and the Spanish pretor.

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