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

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Example Sentences

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praetorship

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

So another praetorship was given to Cassius; the gaining of which could not so much oblige him, as he was incensed for the loss of the other.

From Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans by Arthur Hugh Clough

He succeeded in obtaining the praetorship in 54, and strenuously exerted himself in the hopeless and thankless task of suppressing bribery, in which all parties were equally interested.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various

In 242 B. C. a second praetorship, the office of the praetor peregrinus or alien praetor was established.

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

After the fall of Vitellius he was saluted as Caesar, or prince imperial, by the troops, obtained the city praetorship, and was entrusted with the administration of Italy till his father’s return from the East.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" by Various

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