pro·prae·tor (pr -pr  t r)n. An ancient Roman official, appointed to be the chief administrator of a province after serving his term of office as praetor. [Latin pr praetor : pr-, for; see pro-1 + praetor, praetor; see praetor.]pro  prae·tori·al (prpr -tôr-l, -tr-), proprae·tori·an (-n) adj. |
propraetor, propretor [prəʊˈpriːtə]
n
(Historical Terms) (in ancient Rome) a citizen, esp an ex-praetor, granted a praetor's imperium to be exercised outside Rome, esp in the provinces
[Latin, from prō praetōre one who acts for a praetor]
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