单词 | praetory |
释义 | † praetoryn.1 Roman History. Obsolete. 1. A hall or palace; spec. the residence of a Roman provincial governor. Cf. praetorium n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > dwelling of king or ruler > [noun] hall971 fleta1000 saleOE courta1175 palacec1300 praetoryc1384 praetorium1536 serail1585 seraglio1589 serai1617 sirkar1619 alcazar1623 alkedavy1631 palaisc1660 Residenz1824 istana1839 arch-house1876 c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Deeds xxiii. 35 He comaundide him for to be kept in the pretorie [L. prætorio], or moote halle, of Heroude. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) 16093 (MED) Wit þis sir pilate sun vp-rais, Jesum he wit him ledd, And yode in-to þe pretori [a1400 Fairf. precory], þat was a sundri stede. 1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 387 b/2 He sente secretely..for al the grete gramaryens and rethorycyens that they shold come hastelye to hys pretorye to alysaunder. a1500 Gospel of Nicodemus (Harl. 149) (1974) 56 (MED) Pylat went a-geyn yn-to þe pretory [Fr. pretoire]. 1577 M. Hanmer tr. Socrates Scholasticus i. xii, in Aunc. Eccl. Hist. 237 The which lawe is ingrauen in a stony piller..in the publique pretory, nigh the emperours knightly picture. 1587 J. Bridges Def. Govt. Church of Eng. v. 428 The bishops of euery Metropolitane City: for so the cheefest city in euery prouince was called, where the Pretory or pallace of the cheefest president was. a1632 T. Taylor Peter his Repentance 28 Now he is in the Pretory of the Jewes, and in the House of the high Priest, where Christ indeed was. 2. The Praetorian Guard; (also) the quarters of the Praetorian Guard. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warriors collectively > lifeguard or bodyguard > [noun] > specific praetorya1387 pretoira1393 Switzer1591 Scots Guard1602 palatines1623 Swiss guardc1660 yeomanry1673 immortal1803 household brigade1814 Varangian Guard1831 a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1874) V. 71 Gordianus..was y-slawe of oon Phelip, prefecte of þe pretorie [?a1475 anon. tr. governour of the pretory; L. præfecto prætorii]. ?a1425 (c1380) G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. i. pr. iv. 98 I took stryf ayens the provost of the pretorie. a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. lxv. f. xxiiiv He was pres[id]ente of the Pretory of Rome. 1606 G. W. tr. Epit. Liues Emperors in tr. Justinus Hist. sig. Hh ij For that merit hee was called to be a souldiour, where..he arose to be the Maister of the Praetory. 3. A praetor's court; the jurisdiction of a praetor. For quot. 1766, cf. praetorial n. ΚΠ 1594 R. Ashley tr. L. le Roy Interchangeable Course vi. f. 82 He ordained that there should be foure prefectures of the pretorie, or Courts of soueraigne authority. 1630 E. Cary tr. J. D. Du Perron Reply to Answeare of King iii. xi The Emperor Iustinian saith, that from the sentences of the Patriarkes there is noe appeale, no more then from the sentences of the Prouosts of the Pretory. 1661 R. Watson tr. I. Basire Anc. Liberty Britannick Church 20 The Ecclesiastick Patriarchates or Primacies were not enlarged farther than the temporal Jurisdiction of the Vicars, that is, to the limits of those Dioceses, the Cities whereof, in which resided the Vicars, were Metropolies, where was fixed the Praetory it self. 1691 R. Burthogge Nature Church-gov. ii. 32 The Roman Empire was divided into several Pretories, which Pretories were called Pretorian Diocesses or Sees, and these Pretories again (were) subdivided into Provinces. 1766 Maryland Charter 2/2 The complete establishment of justice unto Courts, Prætories and Tribunals. CompoundsΚΠ 1549 H. Latimer 2nd Serm. before Kynges Maiestie sig. Lii Esaye..speakeynge of the iudgementes done..in the common place as it might be Westmynster hall, the gylde hall, the iudges hall, the pretorye house. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022). † praetoryn.2 Roman History. Obsolete. rare. A man of praetorian rank, a praetor. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > holder of office > Roman magistrates and officials > [noun] > praetor > man of praetorian rank praetorya1387 praetorian1641 a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1872) IV. 165 (MED) Þis civile batayle..destroyede..senatoures, consuls, pretories [L. prætoriis], and edelynes, men of dignyte. a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1872) IV. 195 Þere Pompeus his scheltrum hadde, fourty þowsand of foot men..wiþ noblete of þe senatoures, pretories [v.r. pretors], and consuls. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1c1384n.2a1387 |
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