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praetorship

UK/ˈpɹiːtəʃɪp/

praetorship noun: the office or term of a praetor.

Noun

praetorship (plural praetorships)

  1. The office or term of a praetor.
    • The same night, wherein the Pretorship was refused him, he passed over in play.1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 28, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC

Forms of praetorship

pluralpraetorships
alternative formprætorship
alternative formpretorship

Origin of praetorship

From praetor + -ship.

Questions about praetorship

What does praetorship mean?
Praetorship means the office or term of a praetor.
What part of speech is praetorship?
Praetorship is a noun.
How do you pronounce praetorship?
Praetorship is pronounced /ˈpɹiːtəʃɪp/ (UK).
What is the plural of praetorship?
The plural of praetorship is praetorships.

Words near praetorship in the dictionary

  1. praetorianism
  2. praetorians
  3. praetorium
  4. praetornal
  5. praetors
  6. praetorship
  7. praetorships
  8. Praetutii
  9. praevia
  10. praevocalic
  11. praezygapophyses

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