praetor
英 ['priːtə; 'priːtɔː]
美
- n. 长官；执政官
英英释义
- 1. an annually elected magistrate of the ancient Roman Republic
英文词源
- praetor (n.)
- elected magistrate in ancient Rome (subordinate to consuls), early 15c., from Latin praetor "one who goes before;" originally "a consul as leader of an army," from prae "before" (see pre-) + root of ire "to go" (see ion).