PRÆTOR
\pɹˈe͡ɪtə], \pɹˈeɪtə], \p_ɹ_ˈeɪ_t_ə]\
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PRETOR, pr[=e]'tor, n. a magistrate of ancient Rome, next in rank to the consuls.--adjs. PRÆT[=O]'RIAL, PRET[=O]'RIAL, PRÆT[=O]'RIAN, PRET[=O]'RIAN, pertaining to a prætor or magistrate: authorised or exercised by the prætor: judicial.--ns. PRÆT[=O]'RIUM, PRET[=O]'RIUM, the official residence of the Roman prætor, proconsul, or governor in a province: the general's tent in a camp: the council of officers who attended the general and met in his tent; PRÆ'TORSHIP.--PRÆTORIAN BAND OF GUARD, the bodyguard of the Roman Emperor; PRÆTORIAN GATE, the gate of a Roman camp directly in front of the general's tent, and nearest to the enemy. [L. prætor, for præitor--præ, before, [=i]re, itum, to go.]
By Thomas Davidson