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Praetor :: Praetor (n.) See Pretor.

Prefect :: Prefect (n.) A Roman officer who controlled or superintended a particular command, charge, department, etc.; as, the prefect of the aqueducts; the prefect of a camp, of a fleet, of the city guard, of provisions; the pretorian prefect, who was commander of the troops guarding the emperor's person..

Pretor :: Pretor (n.) A civil officer or magistrate among the ancient Romans.

Triverbial :: Triverbial (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, certain days allowed to the pretor for hearing causes, when be might speak the three characteristic words of his office, do, dico, addico. They were called dies fasti..

Pretorian :: Pretorian (n.) A soldier of the pretorian guard.

Pretorial :: Pretorial (a.) Pretorian.

Pretorium :: Pretorium (n.) The official residence of a governor of a province; hence, a place; a splendid country seat..

Pretorium :: Pretorium (n.) The general's tent in a Roman camp; hence, a council of war, because held in the general's tent..

Praetorian :: Praetorian (a.) See Pretorian.

Pretorian :: Pretorian (a.) Of or pertaining to a pretor or magistrate; judicial; exercised by, or belonging to, a pretor; as, pretorian power or authority..

Pretor :: Pretor (n.) Hence, a mayor or magistrate..

Propretor :: Propretor (n.) A magistrate who, having been pretor at home, was appointed to the government of a province..

Pretorship :: Pretorship (n.) The office or dignity of a pretor.

Praetorium :: Praetorium (n.) See Pretorium.

Pretorture :: Pretorture (v. t.) To torture beforehand.

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