PROPRE'TOR, noun [Latin proproetor.] Among the Romans, a magistrate who, having discharged the office of pretor at home, was sent into a province to command there with his former pretorial authority; also, an officer sent extraordinarily into the provinces to administer justice with the authority of pretor.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.