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propraetor

/pɹəʊˈpɹiːtɔː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pro-prae-tor
IPA
/pɹəʊˈpɹiːtɔː/
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A magistrate of ancient Rome who governed a province after serving as a praetor in Rome.

Etymology

From the Latin prōpraetor.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /pɹəʊˈpɹiːtɔː/

Inflected Forms

propraetors (plural) proprætor (alternative)

Derived Forms

propraetorship propraetorial

Questions

How do you pronounce propraetor?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹəʊˈpɹiːtɔː/.
What does propraetor mean?
A magistrate of ancient Rome who governed a province after serving as a praetor in Rome.
Where does propraetor come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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