Praetorship

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈpɹiːtəʃɪp/

Alternative forms

• pretorship

Origin

From praetor + -ship.

Full definition of praetorship

Noun

1. (Roman history) The office or term of a praetor. from 16th c.
• 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, II.28:The same night, wherein the Pretorship was refused him, he passed over in play.