Praetor
Also known as: Praetors · prætors
Praetor, also pretor, was the title granted by the government of ancient Rome to a man acting in one of two official capacities: (i) the commander of an army, and (ii) as an elected magistratus (magistrate), assigned to discharge various duties.
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senior magistracy within the cursus honorum
The praetorship was a critical step in the sequence, granting the holder imperium and judicial authority before potentially advancing to the consulship.