praetorship

See also: prætorship

English

Alternative forms

• prætorship (obsolete)
• pretorship

Etymology

From praetor +‎ -ship.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹiːtəʃɪp/

Noun

praetorship (plural praetorships)

1. (history) The office or term of a praetor. [from 16th c.]
   • 1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 28, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:

     The same night, wherein the Pretorship was refused him, he passed over in play.

Translations

Translations

• French: préture (fr) f