pretor

pre·tor

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pree-ter]
- /ˈpri tər/
- /ˈpriː.tə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pree-ter]
- /ˈpri tər/

Definitions of pretor word

noun pretor (in the ancient Roman republic) one of a number of elected magistrates charged chiefly with the administration of civil justice and ranking next below a consul. 1
abbreviation PRETOR praetor 0

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Origin of pretor

First appearance:

before 1375

One of the 22% oldest English words

1375-1425; late Middle English pretor < Latin praetor, for *praeitor leader, literally, one going before, equivalent to *praei-, variant stem of praeīre to go before, lead (prae- prae- + -i-, base of īre to go) + -tor -tor

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Parts of speech for Pretor

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pretor

pretor popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

pretor usage trend in Literature

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