pretor
Britishnoun
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He was only thirty-four years old when, in 574, he was made, by the emperor Justin the Younger, pretor, or governor and chief magistrate of Rome.
From The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March by Butler, Alban
He had married a sister of Caesar and, though still young when he died, had become a senator and pretor.
From The Women of the Caesars by Ferrero, Guglielmo
Touching the temporal government of Rome, and oppidan affairs, there is a pretor and some choice citizens, which sit in the Capitol.
From The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to prose. Volume III (of X) - Great Britain and Ireland I by Halsey, Francis W. (Francis Whiting)
The pretor favored me by not requiring her presence.
From Quo Vadis: a narrative of the time of Nero by Curtin, Jeremiah
In Rome under the Republic there was divided between the pretor and the judex the power to decide controversies.
From Concerning Justice by Emery, Lucilius A.
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