propraetor

or pro·pre·tor

[ proh-pree-ter ]

/ proʊˈpri tər /

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noun Roman History.

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

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Origin of propraetor

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

OTHER WORDS FROM propraetor

pro·prae·to·ri·al

[proh-pri-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-], /ˌproʊ prɪˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr-/, pro·prae·to·ri·an, adjective

Words nearby propraetor

propositus, propound, propoxur, propoxyphene, propr., propraetor, propranolol, proprietary, proprietary colony, proprietary name, proprietor

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How to use propraetor in a sentence

I would propose that you should at once enter into negotiations with the Propraetor, and start as soon as possible for Lugdunum.
Quintus Claudius, Volume 2 of 2|Ernst Eckstein
The legions of the Propraetor of Lugdunensis are already on their way hither, by forced marches from Clusium.
Quintus Claudius, Volume 2 of 2|Ernst Eckstein
Domitian knew only of the advance of the Propraetor, and still supposed that it was in fulfilment of his own orders.
Quintus Claudius, Volume 2 of 2|Ernst Eckstein
Lugdunensian Gaul belonged to the imperial provinces, and therefore possessed a propraetor and a larger garrison.
Quintus Claudius, Volume 2 of 2|Ernst Eckstein

The procession halted before the building which had been erected from the ruins of the old city as a residence for the propraetor.
Beric the Briton|G. A. Henty

British Dictionary definitions for propraetor

propraetor

propretor

/ (prəʊˈpriːtə) /

noun

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

Word Origin for propraetor

Latin, from prō praetōre one who acts for a praetor

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