LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

prōpraetor

prōpraetor m (genitive prōpraetōris)
Classical[proːˈprae̯.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[proˈprɛː.tor]

Meaning

  1. an ex-praetor (in Rome) sent as praetor to a province where there was no army

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeprōpraetorprōpraetōrēs
genitiveprōpraetōrisprōpraetōrum
dativeprōpraetōrīprōpraetōribus
accusativeprōpraetōremprōpraetōrēs
ablativeprōpraetōreprōpraetōribus
vocativeprōpraetorprōpraetōrēs

prō-praetor, ōris, m. (also prōprae-tōre or prō praetōre, indecl.),
I. a magistrate in the times of the republic, who, after having administered the prœtorship one year in Rome, was sent in the following year as prœtor to a province where there was no army, a proprœtor (class.).—Form propraetor: cum bella a propraetoribus administrantur, Cic. Div. 2, 36, 76.—Form pro praetore, Sall. J. 103, 4: prorogatum Tubulo est, ut pro praetore in Etruriam succederet Calpurnio, Liv. 27, 22, 5.—
II. One who administers the prœtorship of a province in the absence of the prœtor: Aulo fratre in castris pro praetore relicto, Sall. J. 36, 4: quem pro praetore in castris relictum supra diximus, id. ib. 37, 3; Liv. 10, 25, 11; 29, 6, 9; Tac. A. 2, 66 al.; Caes. B. G. 1, 21.

Origins

Lexicalized from the prepositional phrase prō praetōre (literally “as a praetor”, “in the stead of a praetor”) as if prō- + praetor; compare also ex and excōnsul.

In English words that came into English from prōpraetor

  • propraetorprōpraetor

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesPropraetorPropraetor The propraetorship was, like the proconsulate, technically a delegation of the praetorian imperium where alone such delegation was constitu…

Quick answers

What does prōpraetor mean in Latin?
prōpraetor, a noun, means “an ex-praetor (in Rome) sent as praetor to a province where there was no army”.
What is the genitive of prōpraetor?
The genitive singular is prōpraetōris. prōpraetor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce prōpraetor?
In classical Latin, [proːˈprae̯.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [proˈprɛː.tor].