praetor en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- prēʹtôr (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈpɹeɪːtɚ/ (General-American)
- /ˈpɹiːtɔː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈpɹiːtɚ/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English pretour, pretor, from the Anglo-Norman pretour, pretore, the Middle French preteur (from the Old French pretor; compare the Modern French préteur), and their etymon, the Classical Latin praetor (“leader”, “commander”, “magistrate”); the Latin praetor being contracted from *praeitor (“one who goes before”), from praeeō (“to go before”), from prae (“before”) + eō (“to go”); compare the Italian pretore, the Portuguese pretor, and the Spanish pretor.
Meanings
- (qualifier:originally) The title designating a Roman administrative official whose role changed over time: ▸ A consul in command of the army.
- (after 366 BC) The title designating a Roman administrative official whose role changed over time: ▸ An annually-elected curule magistrate, subordinate to the consuls in provincial administration, and who performed some of their duties; numbering initially only one, later two (either of the praetor urbānus (“urban praetor”) or the praetor peregrīnus (“peregrine praetor”)), and eventually eighteen.
- (broadly) A high civic or administrative official, especially a chief magistrate or mayor. Sometimes used as a title.
- (historical, qualifier:translating Italian "pretore") The title of the chief magistrate, the mayor, and/or the podestà in Palermo, in Verona, and in various other parts of 17th- and 18th-century Italy.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| praetores | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| praetors | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
praetoral · peregrine praetor · praetorship · lieutenant-praetor · urban praetor · praetorical
Relateds
→ Praetorian Guard · praetorian · praetory · praetorial · praeturate · praetorium · propraetor
Synonyms
provost (Roman office)
Translations (17)
es pretor (Roman administrative official) · fr préteur (Roman administrative official) · da prætor (Roman administrative official) · mr प्राएतोर (historical Italian title) · fi preettori (Roman administrative official) · de Prätor (Roman administrative official) · sv pretor (Roman administrative official) · mr प्राएतोर (Roman administrative official) · ja 法務官 (Roman administrative official) · fi preetori (Roman administrative official) · pl pretor (Roman administrative official) · pt pretor (Roman administrative official) · sv praetor (Roman administrative official) · it pretore (Roman administrative official) · ru претор (Roman administrative official) · grc στρατηγός (Roman administrative official) · xfa 𐌐𐌓𐌄𐌕𐌏𐌃 (Roman administrative official)