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Meanings of praetor in English

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An annually elected magistrate of the ancient Roman Republic.

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        Examples for "pretor"
        1
        The pretor favored me by not requiring her presence.
        Quo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of Nero
        2
        He had married a sister of Caesar and, though still young when he died, had become a senator and pretor.
        The Women of the Caesars
        3
        However, a man could put away his wife at will, and by recording the fact with the nearest pretor, the act was legalized.
        Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8
        4
        Gavin Pretor-Pinney is the man who reinvented the concept of taking time out.
        The Irish Times
        5
        Pretor-Pinney still brims with excitement whenever he talks of clouds.
        Reuters
        Usage of praetor in English
        1
        Such has been the inhumanity of the usurers and of the praetor.
        Conspiracy of Catiline and the Jurgurthine War
        2
        In civil suits the praetor, as we have seen, had the superintendence.
        The Gracchi Marius and Sulla / Epochs of Ancient History
        3
        To Publius Cornelius Lentulus, the praetor, the province of Sicily was assigned.
        The History of Rome, Books 09 to 26
        4
        One praetor, the Praetor Urbanus, presided over civil suits between Roman citizens.
        The Gracchi Marius and Sulla / Epochs of Ancient History
        5
        His father died while praetor, and when he himself was a child.
        Beacon Lights of History, Volume 04: Imperial Antiquity
        6
        Farewell, till we meet again, fair Balbilla, and the praetor hurried off.
        The Emperor — Volume 08
        7
        The praetor delegated his power to judges, called Judex, Arbiter, and Recuperatores.
        The Old Roman World : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilizati...
        8
        There was a praetor's enquiry after her third husband died, Pollia complained.
        Venus In Copper
        9
        The Alexandrian with his guests and children accompanied the praetor to the door.
        The Emperor — Volume 07
        10
        Never had praetor of a province a more penurious civil list.
        The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 31: 1580-82
        11
        The praetor Cassius was sent to bring Jugurtha under a promise of safe-conduct.
        The Gracchi Marius and Sulla / Epochs of Ancient History
        12
        A praetor, therefore, was appointed to administer it in his stead.
        An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
        13
        That the praetor, assisted by this council, should take cognizance of the affair.
        The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36
        14
        Another friend had been chosen praetor, and would be the new presiding judge.
        Roman life in the days of Cicero
        15
        In 661, Sylla, when he was praetor, brought forward one hundred.
        The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Volume 11: Titus
        16
        Cicero was praetor this year, and was thus himself a senator.
        Caesar: A Sketch
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