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Rarepraetor
The correct spelling is praetor.
How to pronounce praetor
noun
IPA: /ˈpɹiːtɔː/
Say it like: Prae-tor
The correct spelling is praetor. (history) The title designating a Roman administrative official whose role changed over time:
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Definition
noun
- 1.(history) The title designating a Roman administrative official whose role changed over time:
- 2.(by extension) A high civic or administrative official, especially a chief magistrate or mayor. Sometimes used as a title.
- 3.(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.
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