praetorshipn.

Brit.

/ˈpriːtəʃɪp/,

/ˈpriːtɔːʃɪp/, U.S.

/ˈpridərˌʃɪp/

Forms: see praetor n. and -ship suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: praetor n., -ship suffix.

Etymology: < praetor n. + -ship suffix.

1. Roman History. The office of a praetor; the term of this office.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > office > holder of office > Roman magistrates and officials > [noun] > praetor > office or term of

praetorship1541

praeturate1724

1541 T. Paynell tr. Felicius Conspiracie of Catiline lii. f. 75 Changyng his apparel, and laying away the ornamentes of pretorship.

1591 H. Savile tr. Tacitus Life Agricola in tr. Tacitus Ende of Nero: Fower Bks. Hist. 240 His [sc. Agricola's] Pretorship also he passed ouer in the same sort, with the like silence.

1611 B. Jonson Catiline iii. sig. F2^v Which his Prætorship, And some small flattery of the Senate more, Will make him to forget.

1641 J. Jackson True Evangelical Temper i. 29 Trajan..delivered a sword to the Prefect of the Pretorship, bidding him, if he were good, to use it for him; if evill, against him.

1724 J. Henley et al. tr. Pliny the Younger Epist. & Panegyrick I. p. viii After the Prætorship he courted no Honours, 'til the Death of that Emperor.

1788 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall (1846) IV. xliv. 176 The praetorship of Salvius Julian, an eminent lawyer, was immortalised by the composition of the Perpetual Edict.

a1816 A. Ferguson Progress & Termination of Rom. Republic (1830) 245/1 To those who condoled with him [sc. Cato], or pressed him to continue his suit for another year, as he had done when first disappointed of the prætorship, he made answer, [etc.].

1880 J. Muirhead in tr. Gaius Institutes i. 3 (note) The peregrin praetorship was created in or about the year 507/247; the duty of the new magistrate being to administer justice between foreigners resident in Rome, or between foreigners and citizens.

1949 Oxf. Classical Dict. 726/2 The beneficent influence of the praetorship in the domain of law continued to make itself felt under the emperors.

1988 Oxf. Illustr. Encycl. III. 94/1 Other magistracies, the aedileship and the tribunate of the plebs, might be held between quaestorship and praetorship.

†2. High civic, administrative, or legal office. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > office > holder of office > magistrate > chief magistrate of a district > [noun] > position of

reeveshipeOE

praetorship1622

1622 Middleton Triumphs Honor & Vertue sig. C You [sc. Lord Mayor] goe From Court to Court, before You be confirm'd In this high place, which Prætorship is term'd.

†3. Preceded by a possessive adjective: an honorific form of address to a praetor. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1678 T. Jordan Triumphs of London 12 The Governour Of this Plantation, doth present his Power, And Profits to Your Prætorship.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	praetorship
释义	praetorshipn. Brit. /ˈpriːtəʃɪp/, /ˈpriːtɔːʃɪp/, U.S. /ˈpridərˌʃɪp/ Forms: see praetor n. and -ship suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: praetor n., -ship suffix. Etymology: < praetor n. + -ship suffix. 1. Roman History. The office of a praetor; the term of this office. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > holder of office > Roman magistrates and officials > [noun] > praetor > office or term of praetorship1541 praeturate1724 1541 T. Paynell tr. Felicius Conspiracie of Catiline lii. f. 75 Changyng his apparel, and laying away the ornamentes of pretorship. 1591 H. Savile tr. Tacitus Life Agricola in tr. Tacitus Ende of Nero: Fower Bks. Hist. 240 His [sc. Agricola's] Pretorship also he passed ouer in the same sort, with the like silence. 1611 B. Jonson Catiline iii. sig. F2^v Which his Prætorship, And some small flattery of the Senate more, Will make him to forget. View more context for this quotation 1641 J. Jackson True Evangelical Temper i. 29 Trajan..delivered a sword to the Prefect of the Pretorship, bidding him, if he were good, to use it for him; if evill, against him. 1724 J. Henley et al. tr. Pliny the Younger Epist. & Panegyrick I. p. viii After the Prætorship he courted no Honours, 'til the Death of that Emperor. 1788 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall (1846) IV. xliv. 176 The praetorship of Salvius Julian, an eminent lawyer, was immortalised by the composition of the Perpetual Edict. a1816 A. Ferguson Progress & Termination of Rom. Republic (1830) 245/1 To those who condoled with him [sc. Cato], or pressed him to continue his suit for another year, as he had done when first disappointed of the prætorship, he made answer, [etc.]. 1880 J. Muirhead in tr. Gaius Institutes i. 3 (note) The peregrin praetorship was created in or about the year 507/247; the duty of the new magistrate being to administer justice between foreigners resident in Rome, or between foreigners and citizens. 1949 Oxf. Classical Dict. 726/2 The beneficent influence of the praetorship in the domain of law continued to make itself felt under the emperors. 1988 Oxf. Illustr. Encycl. III. 94/1 Other magistracies, the aedileship and the tribunate of the plebs, might be held between quaestorship and praetorship. †2. High civic, administrative, or legal office. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > holder of office > magistrate > chief magistrate of a district > [noun] > position of reeveshipeOE praetorship1622 1622 Middleton Triumphs Honor & Vertue sig. C You [sc. Lord Mayor] goe From Court to Court, before You be confirm'd In this high place, which Prætorship is term'd. †3. Preceded by a possessive adjective: an honorific form of address to a praetor. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1678 T. Jordan Triumphs of London 12 The Governour Of this Plantation, doth present his Power, And Profits to Your Prætorship. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1541
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