Definition of praetor in English:

praetor

(US pretor)

noun ˈpriːtɔːˈpriːtəˈpridər

Roman History

Each of two ancient Roman magistrates ranking below consul.
Example sentencesExamples
- Once again, elections were held for aedile, praetor, quaestor and the other traditional offices of the Republic.
- In fact, the praetors had to ‘bow to the will of the senate’.
- Quaestors, praetors, and consuls were often employed after their year of office at Rome as ‘pro-magistrates’ to administer the provinces of the Roman empire.
- Recall that legal procedures of the chthonic tradition were essentially open ones; there were no barriers such as the praetor of roman law or the chancellor (keeper of the writs) of the common law.
- When Caesar was a praetor, he supported a tribune who wanted Pompey recalled to restore order in Rome.

Derivatives

praetorial

adjective priːˈtɔːrɪəlˌpriˈtɔriəl

Roman History

praetorship

noun

Roman History

As an individual aged he could expect to hold increasingly senior posts: the quaestorship at twenty-seven, praetorship in his late thirties and the consulship at forty-two.
Example sentencesExamples
- Other magistracies, the aedileship and the tribunate of the plebs, might be held between quaestorship and praetorship, but were not obligatory.
- One of the greatest attractions of the praetorship and consulship was that they conferred imperium, which gave the bearer the right to command armies.
- After his praetorship he defeated Spartacus, but Pompey, after crucifying many fugitives, claimed credit for the victory, deeply offending Crassus.

Origin

Latin, perhaps from prae 'before' + it- 'gone' (from the verb ire).

Definition of praetor in US English:

praetor

(US pretor)

nounˈprēdərˈpridər

Roman History

Each of two ancient Roman magistrates ranking below consul.
Example sentencesExamples
- Recall that legal procedures of the chthonic tradition were essentially open ones; there were no barriers such as the praetor of roman law or the chancellor (keeper of the writs) of the common law.
- In fact, the praetors had to ‘bow to the will of the senate’.
- Once again, elections were held for aedile, praetor, quaestor and the other traditional offices of the Republic.
- Quaestors, praetors, and consuls were often employed after their year of office at Rome as ‘pro-magistrates’ to administer the provinces of the Roman empire.
- When Caesar was a praetor, he supported a tribune who wanted Pompey recalled to restore order in Rome.

Origin

Latin, perhaps from prae ‘before’ + it- ‘gone’ (from the verb ire).

单词	praetor
释义	Definition of praetor in English: praetor (US pretor) noun ˈpriːtɔːˈpriːtəˈpridər Roman History Each of two ancient Roman magistrates ranking below consul. Example sentencesExamples Once again, elections were held for aedile, praetor, quaestor and the other traditional offices of the Republic. In fact, the praetors had to ‘bow to the will of the senate’. Quaestors, praetors, and consuls were often employed after their year of office at Rome as ‘pro-magistrates’ to administer the provinces of the Roman empire. Recall that legal procedures of the chthonic tradition were essentially open ones; there were no barriers such as the praetor of roman law or the chancellor (keeper of the writs) of the common law. When Caesar was a praetor, he supported a tribune who wanted Pompey recalled to restore order in Rome. Derivatives praetorial adjective priːˈtɔːrɪəlˌpriˈtɔriəl Roman History praetorship noun Roman History As an individual aged he could expect to hold increasingly senior posts: the quaestorship at twenty-seven, praetorship in his late thirties and the consulship at forty-two. Example sentencesExamples Other magistracies, the aedileship and the tribunate of the plebs, might be held between quaestorship and praetorship, but were not obligatory. One of the greatest attractions of the praetorship and consulship was that they conferred imperium, which gave the bearer the right to command armies. After his praetorship he defeated Spartacus, but Pompey, after crucifying many fugitives, claimed credit for the victory, deeply offending Crassus. Origin Latin, perhaps from prae 'before' + it- 'gone' (from the verb ire). Definition of praetor in US English: praetor (US pretor) nounˈprēdərˈpridər Roman History Each of two ancient Roman magistrates ranking below consul. Example sentencesExamples Recall that legal procedures of the chthonic tradition were essentially open ones; there were no barriers such as the praetor of roman law or the chancellor (keeper of the writs) of the common law. In fact, the praetors had to ‘bow to the will of the senate’. Once again, elections were held for aedile, praetor, quaestor and the other traditional offices of the Republic. Quaestors, praetors, and consuls were often employed after their year of office at Rome as ‘pro-magistrates’ to administer the provinces of the Roman empire. When Caesar was a praetor, he supported a tribune who wanted Pompey recalled to restore order in Rome. Origin Latin, perhaps from prae ‘before’ + it- ‘gone’ (from the verb ire).
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