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propraetor definition

pro·prae·tor or propretor pro·pre′·tor (prō prēt′ər)

noun

a magistrate who was sent to govern a Roman province after having served as praetor in Rome

Etymology: L propraetor, orig. pro praetore < pro, for + praetor, praetor

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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