What is "pretors"

Usage examples of "pretors".

Different pretors were created, to each of whom some of those questions were assigned.

But when she enlarged her conquests, and the senate had no longer an immediate inspection over the provinces, nor the magistrates residing at Rome were any longer capable of governing the empire, they were obliged to send pretors and proconsuls.

There were fathers who would not give in their names to be enrolled by the Censors, because they would have it in their power to leave the succession to a daughter: and the pretors determined that this was no violation of the Voconian law since it was not contrary to the letter of it.

The pretors were no longer moved except by reasons of equity, moderation, and decorum.

The pretors called the relatives of the woman's side in default of those of the male side.