prætor

  1. Noun.  (context, Roman) The title designating a Roman administrative official whose role changed over time:.
  2. Noun.  (context, by extension) A high civic or administrative official, especially a chief magistrate or mayor. (non-gloss definition, Sometimes used as a title.) .
  3. Noun.  (context, in) The title of the chief magistrate, the mayor, and/or the podestà in Palermo, in Verona, and in various other parts of Italy.

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