pretorial

An obsolete adjective relating to a praetor (a Roman magistrate) or the Praetorian Guard; rarely used in modern English.

• 🇫🇷Adjectif désuet relatif au préteur (magistrat romain) ou à la garde prétorienne ; rarement utilisé en anglais moderne.

1. Relating to a Roman praetor C2 formal

   Pertaining to the office, authority, or duties of a Roman praetor, a high-ranking magistrate in ancient Rome.

   • The pretorial edicts were an important source of Roman law.
   • He was granted pretorial authority to oversee the province.
   • The pretorial court handled cases of civil justice.

   🇫🇷prétorien (relatif au préteur romain)

   Synonymes: praetorialpraetorianpretorian