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Definition of: pretor
(prē′tər) noun
An ancient Roman city magistrate having charge of the administration of justice: also spelled praetor. [<L praetor <praeire go before. See PRETERITE.]
—pre·to·ri·al (pri·tôr′ē·əl, -tō′rē-) adjective
—pre′·tor·ship noun
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