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Noun: praetor  pree-tu(r)
  1. An annually elected magistrate of the ancient Roman Republic
    - pretor [N. Amer]

Derived forms: praetors

See also: praetorship, pretorial

Type of: judge, jurist, justice

Encyclopedia: Praetor

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Praetorian Guard
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Prag
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