praetor
/ˈpɹiːtɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.32 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The title designating a Roman administrative official whose role changed over time:
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.
Etymology
From Middle English pretour, pretor, from the Anglo-Norman pretour, pretore, the Middle French preteur (from the Old French pretor; compare the Modern French préteur), and their etymon, the Classical Latin praetor (“leader”, “commander”, “magistrate”); the Latin praetor being contracted from *praeitor (“one who goes before”), from praeeō (“to go before”), from prae (“before”) + eō (“to go”); compare the Italian pretore, the Portuguese pretor, and the Spanish pretor.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈpɹiːtɚ/
- British English: /ˈpɹiːtɔː/
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Military.
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
Phrases
lieutenant-praetor
peregrine praetor
urban praetor
→ Praetorian Guard