propraetor

See also: proprætor

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the Latin prōpraetor.

Pronunciation

Noun

propraetor (plural propraetors)

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

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Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /proːˈprae̯.tor/, [proːˈprae̯.tɔr]

Noun

prōpraetor m (genitive prōpraetōris); third declension

  1. An ex-praetor (in Rome) sent as praetor to a province where there was no army

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative prōpraetor prōpraetōrēs
Genitive prōpraetōris prōpraetōrum
Dative prōpraetōrī prōpraetōribus
Accusative prōpraetōrem prōpraetōrēs
Ablative prōpraetōre prōpraetōribus
Vocative prōpraetor prōpraetōrēs

References

  • propraetor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • propraetor in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • propraetor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • propraetor in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • propraetor in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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