Praetor

Word PRAETOR
Character 7
Hyphenation N/A
Pronunciations /ˈpɹiːtɔː/

Definitions and meanings of "Praetor"

What do we mean by praetor?

An annually elected magistrate of the ancient Roman Republic, ranking below but having approximately the same functions as a consul. noun

The title designating a Roman administrative official whose role changed over time: noun

A high civic or administrative official, especially a chief magistrate or mayor. Sometimes used as a title. noun

The title of the chief magistrate, the mayor, and/or the podestà in Palermo, in Verona, and in various other parts of Italy. noun

(history) The title designating a Roman administrative official whose role changed over time:

(by extension) A high civic or administrative official, especially a chief magistrate or mayor. Sometimes used as a title.

(translating Italian "pretore") The title of the chief magistrate, the mayor, and/or the podestà in Palermo, in Verona, and in various other parts of 17th- and 18th-century Italy.

Officially, a designation that made a consul into a leader of the armies of the state. Title of certain warlords. (before the Roman Empire) Urban Dictionary

Highly trained swordsman named Morgan. which can "block, parry and dodge." And simps for some cultist that wants to summon a big reality consuming spider. Urban Dictionary

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The word "praetor" in example sentences

[166] The praetor -- The _praetor urbanus_, or city praetor, who decided all causes between citizens, and passed sentence on debtors. ❋ 86 BC-34? BC Sallust (1844)

This praetor was no doubt propraetor of the province of Africa, sent thither from Rome to undertake the regular administration, but he was at the same time placed at the disposal of the consul Marius; for as a propraetor had the _jus praetorem_ in his province, he was sometimes simply called praetor; thus Verres is often called praetor of Sicily. ❋ 86 BC-34? BC Sallust (N/A)

Quintus was coming to the end of his term as praetor and was heavily in debt and apprehensive about what province he might draw in the forthcoming lottery. ❋ ROBERT HARRIS (2010)

Ambitious Romans aimed for the consulship soon after their term as praetor. ❋ Barry Strauss (2009)

Cicero, who was praetor that year (the praetor was the magistrate next in rank to the consul), defended Cluentius, and told his client's whole story. ❋ Alfred John Church (1870)

However, as I said, a stem zil forms the basis of many verbal derivatives zili, zilχ, zilχnce, zilace, etc., so I suspect that zilaθ wasn't intended as a noun specifically meaning "praetor" as usually claimed. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Now perhaps zil simply means something to the effect of "to put in power" however the above inscription does not indicate a noun meaning "praetor". ❋ Unknown (2009)

Since, under grammatical analysis, we can fully see that zilaθ is in fact a participle of a verb zil (which forms other words like the adjective zilx), the interpretation of "zilath" as a kind of praetor obviously can't be entirely accurate, even if the essence of the translation may be correct (ie. the verb in question may still refer to an act of leadership). ❋ Unknown (2009)

The status quo account of zilχ, for instance, is that it's the word for 'praetor' and thus an animate noun. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Now I shall try you, not only as 'praetor' in the greatest, but as 'censor' in lesser, and as the lowest magistrate in the least cases. ❋ Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield (1733)

I can't resist wondering whether Mario Torelli felt the need to waste a very important point like this and hide it aside in smaller print at the back of the book in order to avoid conflict with status quo where we find it emphasized ad nauseum that marunuχ means Latin maro and zilaθ means 'praetor' with little to go on but these weak equations with Latin that have been hanging around since the 19th century. ❋ Unknown (2007)

But the men who were the most sorrowful of all, and who, by reason of their anxiety, felt the keenest regret, were the pretorian prefect, whom the Romans call "praetor," and the administrator of the treasury, and all to whom had been assigned the collection of either public or imperial [36] taxes, for they reasoned that while it would be necessary for them to produce countless sums for the needs of the war, they would be granted neither pardon in case of failure nor extension of time in which to raise these sums. ❋ Procopius (N/A)

When they did, he said, The praetor submits to you, and to all the members of the Hundred, that public confidence would rise greatly from a fully functioning government. ❋ David R. George III (2011)

Five days ago, the praetor requested, via Proconsul Tomalak, that the Hundred replenish the Senate. ❋ David R. George III (2011)

Praetors combined the [roles] of [judges], [generals], and governers. ❋ Shawn Farrell (2004)

The [Equinox Praetor's] favorite food/[breakfast] is [coffee and donuts]. ❋ Gub. (2023)

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