Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An ancient Roman official, appointed to be the chief administrator of a province after serving his term of office as praetor.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A magistrate of ancient Rome who governed a province after serving as a
praetor in Rome.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word propraetor.
Examples
-
As propraetor in 72 B.C., Arrius served on the staff of the consul Gellius.
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
-
He had been slated to take over the governorship of Sicily in 72 B.C. but the Spartacus War got in the way, and Arrius was reassigned to Gelliuss staff, with the rank of propraetor.
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
-
He had been slated to take over the governorship of Sicily in 72 B.C. but the Spartacus War got in the way, and Arrius was reassigned to Gelliuss staff, with the rank of propraetor.
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
-
In 72 B.C., Quintus Arrius had served as propraetor and helped Gellius defeat Crixus.
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
-
There the insurgents had yet another encounter with a Roman army, possibly under the propraetor Manlius.
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
-
As propraetor in 72 B.C., Arrius served on the staff of the consul Gellius.
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
-
It is plausible that he was assisted by the propraetor Cnaeus Manlius.
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
-
There the insurgents had yet another encounter with a Roman army, possibly under the propraetor Manlius.
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
-
In 72 B.C., Quintus Arrius had served as propraetor and helped Gellius defeat Crixus.
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
-
It is plausible that he was assisted by the propraetor Cnaeus Manlius.
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.