Definitions for praetorˈpri tər
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
prae•torˈpri tər(n.)
or pre•tor
an elected magistrate in ancient Rome ranking next below a consul, charged chiefly with the administration of civil justice.
Category: Ancient History
Origin of praetor:
1375–1425; late ME pretor < L praetor, for *praeitor=*praei-, var. s. of praeīre to go before, lead (prae-prae - +īre to go) +-tor -tor
prae′tor•ship`(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
praetor, pretor(noun)
an annually elected magistrate of the ancient Roman Republic
Webster Dictionary
Praetor(noun)
see Pretor
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