Pretorius

[pri-tawr-ee-uhs, -tohr-, prey-toh-ree-oos]

noun

1. Andries Wilhelmus Jacobus 1799–1853, and his son Marthinus Wessels 1819–1901, Boer soldiers and statesmen in South Africa.

Pretorius

/ prɪˈtɔːrɪəs /

noun

1. Andries Wilhelmus Jacobus (ˈɑndriːs wɪlˈhɛlmys jaːˈkoːbys). 1799–1853, a Boer leader in the Great Trek (1838) to escape British sovereignty; he also led an expedition to the Transvaal (1848). The town Pretoria was named after him

2. his son, Marthinus Wessels (marˈtiːnys ˈwɛsəls). 1819–1901, first president of the South African Republic (1857–71) and of the Orange Free State (1859–63)

Example Sentences

England chose not to risk Archer on the sodden outfield, despite the fast bowler being named in the team 24 hours earlier, but his replacement Wood added the scalp of Lhuan-dre Pretorius to his dismissal of Rickelton.

From BBC

Even in the past week, away from Leeds, West Indies flirted with pulling off something special against the Aussies in Barbados, and in Zimbabwe 19-year-old Lhuan-dre Pretorius became the youngest man to make a hundred for South Africa.

From BBC

At Taunton, overseas seamers Matt Henry and Migael Pretorius will share a lot of the work, while Essex's preparations were upset with the loss of India fast bowler Shardul Thakur barely two weeks before the start of the season - but they do still have Simon Harmer in their armoury.

From BBC

Pretorius suspects that SARS-CoV-2’s infamous spike protein interacts with the fibrinogen protein and causes it to change its shape.

From Scientific American

The new findings are “very exciting,” says Resia Pretorius, a physiologist at Stellenbosch University in South Africa.

From Scientific American