Pretorius

[pri-tawr-ee-uh s, -tohr-; Dutch prey-toh-ree-oo s]

noun

An·dries Wil·hel·mus Ja·co·bus

[ahn-drees vil-hel-moo s yah-kaw-boo s] /ˈɑn dris vɪlˈhɛl mʊs yɑˈkɔ bʊs/, 1799–1853, and his son Mar·thi·nus Wes·sels

[mahr-tee-noo s ves-uh ls] /mɑrˈti nʊs ˈvɛs əls/, 1819–1901, Boer soldiers and statesmen in South Africa.

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Historical Examples of pretorius

According to Pretorius, the conference was an unsatisfactory one.
South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 1 (of 6)
Louis Creswicke
Like the rest of his countrymen, Pretorius would brook no control.
South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 1 (of 6)
Louis Creswicke
The church promised by Pretorius was built in 1841, three years later.
Seven Legs Across the Seas
Samuel Murray
Pretorius and his burghers met the Zulu forces at a river then unnamed.
Seven Legs Across the Seas
Samuel Murray
Pretorius, however, gave him 48 hours' notice to quit the Republic.
A Century of Wrong
F. W. Reitz

British Dictionary definitions for pretorius

Pretorius

noun

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

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)

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