praetorship

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UK/ˈpɹiːtəʃɪp/

noun

The office or term of a praetor.

First used 16th c.Scrabble 18
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Meanings

nounpraetorship (plural praetorships)

plural praetorships · alternative prætorship · alternative pretorship

  1. historyThe office or term of a praetor.First known use 16th c.

    The same night, wherein the Pretorship was refused him, he passed over in play.

    1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 28, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC

Origin

From praetor + -ship.

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Translations

Catalan pretura
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French préture
  • prétureTranslations
Spanish pretura
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APA

praetorship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/praetorship

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“praetorship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/praetorship. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “praetorship,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/praetorship.

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