praetorship

American  

[pree-ter-ship] / ˈpri tərˌʃɪp /

Or pretorship

noun

1. the office of a praetor.

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Etymology

Origin of praetorship

First recorded in 1535–45; praetor + -ship

Example Sentences

Ever since the House of Hades when he’d resigned his praetorship, ambrosia and nectar didn’t taste like his favourite foods from Camp Jupiter.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

Sallust speaks of the political offices he filled, and of the class of men who were unsuccessful candidates about the same time—a supposed reference to M. Cato’s candidature for the praetorship, B.C.

From The Student's Companion to Latin Authors by Middleton, George

The praetorship of the city was a very high municipal office.

From History of Julius Caesar by Abbott, Jacob

They gained the dictatorship in 356, the censorship in 351, and the praetorship in 337.

From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly

As a consequence Lentulus was forced by the senate to resign the praetorship, and was kept under guard along with the others arrested while the remnant of the society was being sought for.

From Dio's Rome, Volume 2 An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus; and Now Presented in English Form. Second Volume Extant Books 36-44 (B.C. 69-44). by Foster, Herbert Baldwin