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propraetor.

ex-praetor; one sent to govern a province as praetor;

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Meaning & usage

noun[proːˈprae̯.tɔr]Classical-Latin[proˈprɛː.tor]
  1. an ex-praetor (in Rome) sent as praetor to a province where there was no army

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Where this word comes from

Lexicalized from the prepositional phrase prō praetōre (literally “as a praetor”, “in the stead of a praetor”) as if prō- + praetor; compare also ex and excōnsul.

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