Useful english dictionary. 2012.
prae|tor|ship — «PREE tuhr shihp», noun. the office, dignity, or term of office of a praetor … Useful english dictionary
pro|prae|tor — or pro|pre|tor «proh PREE tuhr, tr», noun. an officer who, after having served as praetor in ancient Rome, was sent to govern a province: »In 92 Sulla went as propraetor to Asia (James A. Froude). ╂[< Latin prōpraetor (literally) in place of… … Useful english dictionary
prae — cy·prae·i·dae; cy·prae·i·form; prae·ci·pe; prae·cip·u·um; prae·co·ces; prae·cog·ni·tum; prae·di·al; prae·di·um; prae·lec·tor; prae·lu·di·um; prae·no·men; prae·pos·tor; prae·tax·a·tion; prae·tex·ta; prae·tor; prae·to·ri·al; prae·to·ri·an·ism;… … English syllables
tor — ab·ac·tor; ab·bre·vi·a·tor; ab·di·ca·tor; abet·tor; ab·ne·ga·tor; abom·i·na·tor; ab·sol·vi·tor; ab·strac·tor; ac·cel·er·a·tor; ac·cen·tor; ac·cen·tu·a·tor; ac·cep·tor; ac·com·mo·da·tor; ac·cu·mu·la·tor; acet·y·la·tor; ac·ti·va·tor; ac·tor;… … English syllables
prae|pos|i|tor — «pree POZ uh tuhr», noun. = prepositor. (Cf. ↑prepositor) … Useful english dictionary
prae|pos|tor — «pree POS tuhr», noun. = prepositor. (Cf. ↑prepositor) … Useful english dictionary
pro|pre|tor — pro|prae|tor or pro|pre|tor «proh PREE tuhr, tr», noun. an officer who, after having served as praetor in ancient Rome, was sent to govern a province: »In 92 Sulla went as propraetor to Asia (James A. Froude). ╂[< Latin prōpraetor (literally)… … Useful english dictionary
pre|cen|tor — «prih SEHN tuhr», noun. a person who leads and directs the singing of a church choir or congregation: »Observe a bevy of them…joining in tiny chorus to the directing melody of an elder precentor (Cowden Clarke). ╂[< Latin praecentor, ōris < … Useful english dictionary
pred|a|tor — «PREHD uh tuhr», noun. an animal or person that preys upon another or others: »Predators must be nocturnal if their prey comes out only at night (Cloudsley and Thompson). ╂[< Latin prae|dātor, ōris < praedārī to plunder < praeda prey,… … Useful english dictionary
pre|lec´tor — pre|lect «prih LEHKT», intransitive verb. to discourse publicly; deliver a lecture. Also, praelect. ╂[< Latin praelēctus, past participle of praelegere read to others, lecture upon < prae before + legere read] –pre|lec´tion, noun.… … Useful english dictionary
