praetor

praetor
One of the two high Roman officers who performed judicial functions.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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  • Praetor — was a title granted by the government of Ancient Rome to men acting in one of two official capacities: the commander of an army, either before it was mustered or more typically in the field, or an elected magistrate assigned duties that varied… …   Wikipedia

  • PRAETOR — variae de hoc auctorum sententiae. Sunt enim, qui hoc nomine primum appellatos Consules dicunt, atque ita a Praeeundo deductum Praetoris nomen. Sed enim distinguere hunc a Consulib. videntur 12. Tabb. leges apud Cicer. l. 3. de Legg. Regio… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • praetor — (n.) magistrate in ancient Rome (next in rank to consuls), early 15c., from L. praetor one who goes before, a consul as leader of an army, from prae before (see PRE (Cf. pre )) + root of ire to go (see ION (Cf. ion)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • Praetor — Pr[ae] tor, n. See {Pretor}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Praetor — (lat.) war in der ersten Zeit der römischen Republik (bis 449 v. Chr.) der Name der nach her so genannten Konsuln; als dann die Plebejer durch die Licinischen Gesetze den Zutritt zum Konsulat erlangten, wurde von diesem die bis dahin in seinen… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • praetor — index judge Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • Praetor — Praetor,   Prätor …   Universal-Lexikon

  • praetor — [prē′tər] n. [ME (northern) pretour < L, for * prae itor < praeire, to precede < prae , before (see PRE ) + ire, to go] a magistrate of ancient Rome, next below a consul in rank praetorial [prē tôr′ē əl] adj. praetorship n …   English World dictionary

  • Praetor — Die Praetur (eingedeutscht auch Prätur) war eines der höheren Ämter der römischen Ämterlaufbahn, des cursus honorum (im Regelfall das dritte Amt nach der Quästur und der Ädilität). Die Amtsinhaber wurden praetores (eingedeutscht: Prätoren)… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • praetor — praetorial /pree tawr ee euhl, tohr /, adj. /pree teuhr/, n. (in the ancient Roman republic) one of a number of elected magistrates charged chiefly with the administration of civil justice and ranking next below a consul. Also, pretor. [1375… …   Universalium

  • praetor — also pretor noun Etymology: Middle English pretor, from Latin praetor Date: 15th century an ancient Roman magistrate ranking below a consul and having chiefly judicial functions • praetorial adjective • praetorship noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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