单词 | propraetorian |
释义 | propraetorianadj. = propraetorial adj. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > governor of province, dependency, or colony > governors by country > [adjective] > ancient Roman proconsulary1598 proconsular1610 prefectorian1683 correctorial1731 propraetorial1764 propraetorian1834 society > authority > office > holder of office > Roman magistrates and officials > [adjective] > praetor > propraetor propraetorial1764 propraetorian1834 1834 T. De Quincey Cæsars in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Aug. 186 The whole revenues of the Proprætorian (or Imperatorial) provinces, from this time forward, flowed into the fiscus, or private treasure of the individual emperor. 1882 P. Schaff et al. Relig. Encycl. I. 23 The proconsular as distinct from the propraetorian status of Cyprus. 1918 Amer. Hist. Rev. 24 4 In view of the fact that Pompey had just enjoyed a propraetorian imperium, it is hardly likely that he would have been content with a post of lesser rank. 2001 Classical Philol. 96 260 It was apparently at about this time that Brutus and Cassius were assigned the propraetorian provinces of Crete and Cyrene for 43 b.c.e. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1834 |
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