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praetor


prae·tor

noun \ˈprē-tər\

Definition of PRAETOR

: an ancient Roman magistrate ranking below a consul and having chiefly judicial functions
— prae·to·ri·al \prē-ˈtȯr-ē-əl\ adjective
— prae·tor·ship \ˈprē-tər-ˌship\ noun
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Variants of PRAETOR

prae·tor also pre·tor \ˈprē-tər\

Origin of PRAETOR

Middle English pretor, from Latin praetor
First Known Use: 15th century

Rhymes with PRAETOR

beater, bleater, cheater, eater, fetor, greeter, heater, liter, meeter, meter, peter, pleater, rhetor, seater, sheeter, skeeter, teeter, treater, tweeter

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