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Praetorian :: Praetorian (a.) See Pretorian.

Praetor :: Praetor (n.) See Pretor.

Praetorium :: Praetorium (n.) See Pretorium.

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

Pretorial :: Pretorial (a.) Pretorian.

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

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

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

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

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

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..

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

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

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

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