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PRAETORSHIP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does praetorship mean?
• PRAETORSHIP (noun)
The noun PRAETORSHIP has 1 sense:
1. the office of praetor
Familiarity information: PRAETORSHIP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The office of praetor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("praetorship" is a kind of...):
berth; billet; office; place; position; post; situation; spot (a job in an organization)
Derivation:
praetor (an annually elected magistrate of the ancient Roman Republic)
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