propraetor

American  

[proh-pree-ter] / proʊˈpri tər /

Or propretor

noun

Roman History.

1. an officer who, after having served as praetor in Rome, was sent to govern a province with praetorial authority.

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propraetor British  

/ prəʊˈpriːtə /

noun

1. (in ancient Rome) a citizen, esp an ex-praetor, granted a praetor's imperium to be exercised outside Rome, esp in the provinces

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Other Word Forms

• propraetorial
  adjective
• propraetorian
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of propraetor

1570–80; < Latin prōpraetor; see pro- ¹, praetor

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

propraetor

Quintus Caecilius, the consul, received the army from Caius Nero; Lucius Veturius received his from Quintus Claudius the propraetor, filling it up with new-raised soldiers, whom he had himself enlisted.

From The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36 by Titus Livius

On arriving at the northwesterly port of Gaul, Beric learned that London, Verulamium, and Camalodunum had been rebuilt, and that the propraetor had established himself in London as his chief place of residence.

From Beric the Briton : a Story of the Roman Invasion by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty

The procurator and his gold are well on this side of Ariminum and the propraetor and widow left Rome yesterday.

From Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire by Edward Lucas White

In 75 B.C. he concluded a formal treaty of alliance with Mithridates, and sent him the propraetor M. Marius to lead his troops.

From Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Edmund Luce

He himself is going out as propraetor of Asia.

From Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire by Edward Lucas White

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