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PRONUNCIATION OF PRAETORSHIP

praetorship  [ˈpriːtəʃɪp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRAETORSHIP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Praetorship is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PRAETORSHIP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Praetor

Ancient Rome portal v t e Praetor was a title granted by the government of Ancient Rome to men acting in one of two official capacities: the commander of an army; or, an elected magistratus, assigned various duties. The functions of the magistracy, the praetura, are described by the adjective: the praetoria potestas, the praetorium imperium, and the praetorium ius, the legal precedents established by the praetores. Praetorium, as a substantive, denoted the location from which the praetor exercised his authority, either the headquarters of his castra, the courthouse of his judiciary, or the city hall of his provincial governorship.

Definition of praetorship in the English dictionary

The definition of praetorship in the dictionary is the office of a praetor. Other definition of praetorship is the term of the office of a praetor.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PRAETORSHIP


auditorship
ˈɔːdɪtəʃɪp
barristership
ˈbærɪstəʃɪp
collectorship
kəˈlektəʃɪp
directorship
dɪˈrektəʃɪp
editorship
ˈɛdɪtəʃɪp
leadership
ˈliːdəʃɪp
mediatorship
ˈmiːdɪˌeɪtəʃɪp
mentorship
ˈmɛntəʃɪp
ownership
ˈəʊnəʃɪp
partnership
ˈpɑːtnəʃɪp
pretorship
ˈpriːtəʃɪp
procuratorship
ˈprɒkjʊˌreɪtəʃɪp
prolocutorship
prəʊˈlɒkjʊtəʃɪp
proprietorship
prəˈpraɪətəʃɪp
questorship
ˈkwɛstəʃɪp
rectorship
ˈrektəʃɪp
schoolmastership
ˈskuːlˌmɑːstəʃɪp
senatorship
ˈsenətəʃɪp
solicitorship
səˈlɪsɪtəʃɪp
succentorship
səkˈsɛntəʃɪp

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRAETORSHIP

praefect
praefectorial
praeludium
praemunire
praenomen
praenomina
praenominal
praenominally
praepostor
Praesepe
praeses
praesidia
praesidium
praetor
praetorial
praetorian
Praetorian Guard
praetorium
Praetorius
pragmatic

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRAETORSHIP

airship
authorship
censorship
dealership
dictatorship
entrepreneurship
home ownership
joint ownership
life membership
limited partnership
membership
place of worship
premiership
readership
relationship
shared ownership
sponsorship
starship
survivorship
warship
worship

Synonyms and antonyms of praetorship in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «praetorship» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRAETORSHIP

Find out the translation of praetorship to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of praetorship from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «praetorship» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

praetorship
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pretor
570 millions of speakers

English

praetorship
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

praetorship
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

praetorship
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

претуры
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pretor
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

praetorship
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

préture
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pra
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Praetur
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

praetorの職
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

praetorship
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Praetorship
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

praetorship
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

praetorship
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रामाणिकपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

praetor´luk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pretura
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

praetorship
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

претури
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

praetorship
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

praetorship
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

praetorship
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

praetorship
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

praetorship
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of praetorship

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRAETORSHIP»

The term «praetorship» is used very little and occupies the 174.592 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRAETORSHIP» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «praetorship» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «praetorship» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about praetorship

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRAETORSHIP»

Discover the use of praetorship in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to praetorship and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Praetorship in the Roman Republic: Volume 2: 122 to 49 BC
Brennan's book surveys the history of the Roman praetorship, which was one of the most enduring Roman political institutions, occupying the practical center of Roman Republican administrative life for over three centuries.
‎2000
2
The Praetorship in the Roman Republic : Volume 1: Origins to ...
Brennan's book surveys the history of the Roman praetorship, which was one of the most enduring Roman political institutions, occupying the practical center of Roman Republican administrative life for over three centuries.
T. Corey Brennan Assistant Professor of Latin Bryn Mawr College, 2001
3
Transactions of the American Philosophical Society
6. M. Favonius (1) Favonius was defeated in 51 when he was a candidate for a praetorship of 50,9 but he must have been elected to one in 49, as he is termed a praetorius in 48 (Veil. 2.53. 1).10 7. M. Porcius Cato (Uticensis) (16) A candidate  ...
‎1959
4
A Companion to Julius Caesar
He gained election to the praetorship for 62, suo anno, i.e. in the earliest year of his eligibility – no premature candidacy, but also a clear demonstration that there would be no delay. He continued to foster political connections in different ...
Miriam Griffin, 2009
5
Roman Lives: A Selection of Eight Lives
[5] Sulla thought that the reputation he had acquired from military exploits would stand him in good stead in the public domain and, turning straight from army life to political activity, he put himself forward as a candidate for the city praetorship, ...
Plutarch, Philip A. Stadter, 1999
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Plutarch's Lives
The reason he assigns is this: — The people, he says, knowing the friendship between him and Bocchus, expected, if he was aedile before his praetorship, that he would treat them with magnificent huntings and combats of African wild beasts , ...
Plutarch, 1871
7
Julius Caesar: The Life and Times of the People's Dictator
4 According to Appian (Civil Wars 2.1 12, 466), it cannot be ruled out that the contest between the two for the urban praetorship was an act, staged 'so that they might not seem to have a common understanding with each other'. This theory ...
Luciano Canfora, 2007
8
Lawyers in Roman Republican Politics: A Study of the Roman ...
Livy attaches considerable importance to Appius' legal knowledge and ability to administer justice in his account of Appius' election to his second praetorship,177 and the same qualities would have been of special value, and would have ...
Richard A. Bauman, 1983
9
Defence Speeches
nothing, as other people do, for the advancement in rank that the praetorship would confer: his only concern was to avoid having that excellent citizen Lucius Paullus* as his colleague, and to have a complete year for tearing the country apart.
Cicero, 2001
10
Party Politics in the Age of Caesar
This intervening period between quaestorship and praetorship was often spent in part in the provinces, usually as legate of a governor in command, and, though many such posts were mainly administrative, there was often opportunity of ...
Lily Ross Taylor, 1949

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRAETORSHIP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term praetorship is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Everyone Should Hear the Two Minutes of Life Advice George Bush …
The Presidential Leadership Scholars program is a praetorship between the George W. Bush, William J. Clinton, George H.W. Bush and ... «TheBlaze.com, Jul 15»
2
Matilde Renacer Lancero
He was not out for very long and by mid-2013 he was back with Matilde Cigar Co. and a unique praetorship with La Flor Dominicana. His new ... «halfwheel.com, Mar 15»
3
L+M buys LES apartment building for $115M
... feet and is adjacent to a 490-unit apartment building at 265-271 Cherry Street that L+M purchased in praetorship with CIM Group in 2013. «The Real Deal Magazine, Feb 15»
4
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“Batiatus and Solonius vie with each other for the favor of one Marcus Licinius Crassus, an Equites who aims at the Praetorship. Thrilled by the ... «Crave Online, Aug 13»
5
Hollywood Reacts in Shock To Chasen Shooting Death
... her murder, and the last words of every conversation I have had with her during the nearly two decades of our close professional praetorship, ... «TheWrap, Nov 10»
6
Roman election gaffes
Most sick-making of all is the account of Marcus Porcius Cato losing his election to the praetorship as the Republic tottered to its close. He was ... «Times Online, Apr 10»
7
Schwarzenegger urges border cooperation
We have to be prepared to work in praetorship," Chertoff said. For Schwarzenegger, the corporate-sponsored event was a brief respite from the ... «New York Daily News, Aug 08»

REFERENCE
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