PRAETOR - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Noun
an annually elected magistrate of the ancient Roman Republic
Categories: Judge, Justice, Jurist
Synonyms
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "praetor" comes from Latin praetor. It started in Middle French preteur. Then it appeared in Old French pretour. Many other languages have similar words:.
- Old French: pretor
- French: préteur
- Italian: pretore
- Portuguese: pretor
- Spanish: pretor
🧩 Fun Fact
Latin's grammatical structure influenced how English speakers think about verb tenses and cases.