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pretor

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pretor praetor

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
pretor

▶noun US spelling of praetor.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
praetor /ˈpriːtə, -tɔː/ (US also pretor)

▶noun each of two ancient Roman magistrates ranking below consul.

– derivatives
praetorial adjective,
praetorian adjective & noun,
praetorship noun.

– origin from L. praetor, perh. from prae ‘before’ + it-, ire ‘go’.

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