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Pretor
Pretor Pre"tor, n. [L. praetor, for praeitor, fr. praeire to go before; prae before + ire to go. See Issue.] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) A civil officer or magistrate among the ancient Romans. Note: Originally the pretor was a kind of third consul; but at an early period two pretors were appointed, the first of whom (praetor urbanus) was a kind of mayor or city judge; the other (praetor peregrinus) was a judge of cases in which one or both of the parties were foreigners. Still later, the number of pretors, or judges, was further increased. 2. Hence, a mayor or magistrate. [R.] --Dryden.
Pretorial
Pretorial Pre*to"ri*al, a. Pretorian. --Burke.
Pretorian
Pretorian Pre*to"ri*an, n. A soldier of the pretorian guard.
Pretorship
Pretorship Pre"tor*ship, n. The office or dignity of a pretor. --J. Warton
Pretorture
Pretorture Pre*tor"ture (?; 135), v. t. To torture beforehand. --Fuller.
Propretor
Propretor Pro*pre"tor, n. [L. propraetor; pro for, before + praetor a pretor.] (Rom. Antiq.) A magistrate who, having been pretor at home, was appointed to the government of a province. [Written also propr[ae]tor.]

Meaning of Preto from wikipedia

- Look up preto in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Preto means "black" in Portuguese and Papiamento. Preto may also refer to: Preto River (disambiguation)...
- Ribeirão Preto (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁibejˈɾɐ̃w ˈpɾetu]) is a muni****lity and a metropolitan area located in the northeastern region of São Paulo...
- Ouro Preto (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈo(w)ɾu ˈpɾetu], lit. 'Black Gold'), formerly Vila Rica (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈvilɐ ˈʁikɐ], lit. 'Rich Village')...
- to as Botafogo-SP or Botafogo de Ribeirão Preto is a Brazilian ****ociation football club in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo. They currently play in the Série...
- Ribeirão Preto (FMRP-USP) (English: Ribeirão Preto Medical School) is a medical school of the University of São Paulo located in the city of Ribeirão Preto, state...
- São José do Rio Preto (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɐ̃w ʒuˈzɛ du ʁiw ˈpɾetu]) is a muni****lity in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It is located in the...
- Francisco de Barcelos Rolão Preto, GCIH (12 February 1893, Gavião – 18 December 1977, Hospital do Desterro, Lisbon) was a Portuguese politician, journalist...
- Look up preto in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Preto River or Prêto River may refer to these rivers in Brazil: Preto River (Amapá) Preto da Eva River...
- Rio Preto may refer to: Dores do Rio Preto, Espírito Santo Rio Preto, Minas Gerais Rio Preto da Eva, Amazonas Rio Preto National Forest, Espírito Santo...
- Fuscão Preto (transl. Black Beetle) is a 1983 Brazilian adventure drama film, written Francisco de ****is and directed by Jeremias Moreira Filho. The film...