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Praeter-
Praeter- Pr[ae]"ter- A prefix. See Preter-.
praeter
Preter- Pre"ter- [L. praeter past, beyond, originally a compar. of prae before. See For, prep.] A prefix signifying past, by, beyond, more than; as, preter- mission, a permitting to go by; preternatural, beyond or more than is natural. [Written also pr[ae]ter.]
Praeterist
Praeterist Pr[ae]t"er*ist, n. (Theol.) See Preterist.
Praetermit
Praetermit Pr[ae]`ter*mit", v. t. See Pretermit.
Praetexta
Praetexta Pr[ae]*tex"ta, n.; pl. Pr[ae]text[ae], E. Pr[ae]textas. [L. (sc. toga), fr. praetextus, p. p. of praetexere to weave before, to fringe, border; prae before + texere to weave.] (Rom. Antiq.) A white robe with a purple border, worn by a Roman boy before he was entitled to wear the toga virilis, or until about the completion of his fourteenth year, and by girls until their marriage. It was also worn by magistrates and priests.
Praetextae
Praetexta Pr[ae]*tex"ta, n.; pl. Pr[ae]text[ae], E. Pr[ae]textas. [L. (sc. toga), fr. praetextus, p. p. of praetexere to weave before, to fringe, border; prae before + texere to weave.] (Rom. Antiq.) A white robe with a purple border, worn by a Roman boy before he was entitled to wear the toga virilis, or until about the completion of his fourteenth year, and by girls until their marriage. It was also worn by magistrates and priests.
Praetextas
Praetexta Pr[ae]*tex"ta, n.; pl. Pr[ae]text[ae], E. Pr[ae]textas. [L. (sc. toga), fr. praetextus, p. p. of praetexere to weave before, to fringe, border; prae before + texere to weave.] (Rom. Antiq.) A white robe with a purple border, worn by a Roman boy before he was entitled to wear the toga virilis, or until about the completion of his fourteenth year, and by girls until their marriage. It was also worn by magistrates and priests.
Toga praetexta
Toga To"ga, n.; pl. E. Togas, L. Tog[ae]. [L., akin to tegere to cover. See Thatch.] (Rom. Antiq.) The loose outer garment worn by the ancient Romans, consisting of a single broad piece of woolen cloth of a shape approaching a semicircle. It was of undyed wool, except the border of the toga pr[ae]texta. Toga pr[ae]texta. [L.], a toga with a broad purple border, worn by children of both sexes, by magistrates, and by persons engaged in sacred rites. Toga virilis [L.], the manly gown; the common toga. This was assumed by Roman boys about the time of completing their fourteenth year.

Meaning of Praete from wikipedia

- name, is suggested by a barely visible inscription above the portraits: EX PRÆTE/RITO // PRÆSENS PRVDEN/TER AGIT // NI FVTVRA / ACTIONĒ DE/TVRPET (Latin...
- translation (and an English text where the Latin is missing) as follows": Praete janni invenitur ascendendo in Kalicut in arida ... [In English: 'It is found...