praetor
Εννοια (Αγγλικός)
- The title designating a Roman administrative official whose role changed over time:
- The title designating a Roman administrative official whose role changed over time:
- (broadly) A high civic or administrative official, especially a chief magistrate or mayor. Sometimes used as a title.
- (historical) 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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πραίτορας
Συνώνυμα
Προφέρεται ως (IPA)
/ˈpɹiːtɔː/
Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)
In summary
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 (“I go before”), from prae (“before”) + eō (“I go”); compare the Italian pretore, the Portuguese pretor, and the Spanish pretor.
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