propraetor

pro·prae·tor

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [proh-pree-ter]
- /proʊˈpri tər/
- /prəʊ.ˈpriː.tə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [proh-pree-ter]
- /proʊˈpri tər/

Definitions of propraetor word

noun propraetor an officer who, after having served as praetor in Rome, was sent to govern a province with praetorial authority. 1
noun propraetor (in ancient Rome) a citizen, esp an ex-praetor, granted a praetor's imperium to be exercised outside Rome, esp in the provinces 0
noun propraetor a magistrate who was sent to govern a Roman province after having served as praetor in Rome 0

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Origin of propraetor

First appearance:

before 1570

One of the 33% oldest English words

1570-80; < Latin prōpraetor; see pro-1, praetor

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Parts of speech for Propraetor

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Propraetor

propraetor popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% 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.

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