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

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

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

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

In 92 Sylla went as propraetor to Asia, where the incapacity of the Senate's administration was creating another enemy likely to be troublesome.

From Caesar: a Sketch by James Anthony Froude

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

Soon after they had finished an officer came in and requested Beric to accompany him to the propraetor.

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

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