[pree-ter-ship] 
| the office of a praetor. |
| prae·tor also pre·tor (prē'tər) n. An annually elected magistrate of the ancient Roman Republic, ranking below but having approximately the same functions as a consul. [Middle English pretor, from Old French, from Latin praetor, perhaps from praeīre, to go before : prae-, pre- + īre, to go; see ei- in Indo-European roots.] prae·to'ri·al (prē-tôr'ē-əl, -tōr'-) adj., prae'tor·ship' n. |
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