praetorship

American  

[pree-ter-ship] / ˈpri tərˌʃɪp /

Or pretorship

noun

1. the office of a praetor.

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Etymology

Origin of praetorship

First recorded in 1535–45; praetor + -ship

Example Sentences

Ever since the House of Hades when he’d resigned his praetorship, ambrosia and nectar didn’t taste like his favourite foods from Camp Jupiter.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

Sallust speaks of the political offices he filled, and of the class of men who were unsuccessful candidates about the same time—a supposed reference to M. Cato’s candidature for the praetorship, B.C.

From The Student's Companion to Latin Authors by Middleton, George

In 242 B. C. a second praetorship, the office of the praetor peregrinus or alien praetor was established.

From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly

After his praetorship he obtained his first independent military command in Farther Spain.

From A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate by Greenidge, A. H. J. (Abel Hendy Jones)

He had at that time the most honorable praetorship of the year, and was named for the consulship four years after, being preferred before Cassius, his competitor.

From Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans by Clough, Arthur Hugh