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propraetor

or pro·pre·tor

[ proh-pree-ter ]

noun

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


propraetor

/ 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • pro·prae·to·ri·al [proh-pri-, tawr, -ee-, uh, l, -, tohr, -], proprae·tori·an adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of propraetor1

1570–80; < Latin prōpraetor; pro- 1, praetor
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Word History and Origins

Origin of propraetor1

Latin, from prō praetōre one who acts for a praetor
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Example Sentences

I would propose that you should at once enter into negotiations with the Propraetor, and start as soon as possible for Lugdunum.

The legions of the Propraetor of Lugdunensis are already on their way hither, by forced marches from Clusium.

Domitian knew only of the advance of the Propraetor, and still supposed that it was in fulfilment of his own orders.

Lugdunensian Gaul belonged to the imperial provinces, and therefore possessed a propraetor and a larger garrison.

The procession halted before the building which had been erected from the ruins of the old city as a residence for the propraetor.

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