Praetor
Ancient Roman judge
A praetor was a magistrate in ancient Rome, ranking just below consul.
Praetors administered justice and could command armies.
The office expanded over time, with different praetors handling cases between citizens versus those involving foreigners.
The praetor urbanus presided over civil disputes in the city.
The term survives in historical and legal contexts.
Diplomat in foreign city
- magistrateCivil judicial officer
- senatorUpper chamber member
- censorOne who suppresses content
- tribuneSpeaker's raised platform
legate · imperium · fasces · toga · judiciary · jurisdiction · edict · court
Person with authority over others
- legionGreat number, or soldiers
- armyOrganized land-based military
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- provinceRegional administrative district
troops · general · conquest · soldiers · warfare · strategy · garrison · deployment
Trial venue or sports surface
- edictAuthoritative public command
- formulaFixed method or notation
- civilMinimally polite
- lawBinding principle or regulation
litigation · judgment · plaintiff · defendant · jurisprudence · interdict · trial · arbitration
State's chief executive
- provinceRegional administrative district
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- taxationCompulsory government revenue collection
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
colonial · Sicily · Hispania · Africa · jurisdiction · tribute · governance · appointed
consul
Diplomat in foreign city
- magistrateCivil judicial officer
- senatorUpper chamber member
- censorOne who suppresses content
tribune · legate · imperium · fasces · toga · judiciary · jurisdiction · edict · court · authority
commander
Person with authority over others
- legionGreat number, or soldiers
- armyOrganized land-based military
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
province · troops · general · conquest · soldiers · warfare · strategy · garrison · deployment · triumph
court
Trial venue or sports surface
law · litigation · judgment · plaintiff · defendant · jurisprudence · interdict · trial · arbitration · equity
governor
State's chief executive
- provinceRegional administrative district
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- taxationCompulsory government revenue collection
territory · colonial · Sicily · Hispania · Africa · jurisdiction · tribute · governance · appointed · overseas
Praetorslave
Owned human, forced laborer
plebeian · subject · private citizen · commoner · defendant
Praetoraccused
Charged with wrongdoing
defendant · condemned · litigant · petitioner · supplicant
- Praetorian GuardAncient Rome's imperial security force