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promagistrate

promagistrate noun: in ancient Rome, an ex-consul or ex-praetor whose imperium (the power to command an army) was extended at the end of his annual term of office or later.

Noun

promagistrate (plural promagistrates)

  1. In ancient Rome, an ex-consul or ex-praetor whose imperium (the power to command an army) was extended at the end of his annual term of office or later.
    • The first promagistrate was Q. Publilius Philo (b.c. 327), who, after serving his year as consul, was retained in command of the army pro consule for another year by an extension (prorogatio) of his imperium;[…].1888, James Gow, “Promagistrates”, in A Companion to School Classics, London: Macmillan and Co. and New York, page 181
    • But on the expiration of their office, they became promagistrates with military authority for an additional year in the provinces.1901, George Willis Botsford, A History of Rome for High Schools and Academies, page 173

Forms of promagistrate

pluralpromagistrates

Questions about promagistrate

What does promagistrate mean?
Promagistrate means in ancient Rome, an ex-consul or ex-praetor whose imperium (the power to command an army) was extended at the end of his annual term of office or later.
What part of speech is promagistrate?
Promagistrate is a noun.
What is the plural of promagistrate?
The plural of promagistrate is promagistrates.

Words near promagistrate in the dictionary

  1. promachos
  2. promag
  3. promagisterial
  4. promagistracies
  5. promagistracy
  6. promagistrate
  7. promagistrates
  8. promagnon
  9. promagnons
  10. promags
  11. promajority

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