Word: praetorship
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: prae
tor
ship
Definition: The office or term of a praetor; an annually elected magistrate of the ancient Roman Republic
Morphemes:
Affix: praetor
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An annually-elected curule magistrate, subordinate to the consuls in provincial administration, and who performed some of their duties; numbering initially only one, later two (either of the urban praetor or the peregrine praetor ), and eventually eighteen.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prae
Language: la
Decoded: prae
Meaning: before
Affix: eō
Language: la
Decoded: eo
Meaning: I go
Affix: -ship
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Appended to a noun to form a new noun denoting a property or state of being, time spent in a role, or a specialised union.