praetorship en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈpɹiːtəʃɪp/ (UK)
Etymology
From praetor + -ship.
Meanings
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The office or term of a praetor.
The same night, wherein the Pretorship was refused him, he passed over in play.
1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 28, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| prætorship | alternative | lexicographic | |
| pretorship | alternative | lexicographic | |
| praetorships | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (3)
fr préture (Translations) · es pretura (Translations) · ca pretura (Translations)