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PRAETOR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does praetor mean?
• PRAETOR (noun)
The noun PRAETOR has 1 sense:
1. an annually elected magistrate of the ancient Roman Republic
Familiarity information: PRAETOR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An annually elected magistrate of the ancient Roman Republic
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
praetor; pretor
Hypernyms ("praetor" is a kind of...):
judge; jurist; justice (a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice)
Derivation:
praetorial; praetorian (of or relating to a Roman praetor)
praetorship (the office of praetor)
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