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or less commonly pretor
: an ancient Roman magistrate ranking below a consul and having chiefly judicial functions
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Macrinus was a mere praetor, a judicial official, with little political experience.
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National Geographic, 19 Mar. 2019
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praetor
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prae·tor
ˈprēt-ər 
: an ancient Roman official ranking below a consul and acting as a judge
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