All English words - page 2849

Meanings of Praelect:

verb

To lecture or discourse; to deliver a lecture. frequently with on, upon.

Meanings of Praelection:

noun

A public lecture, talk, or reading; especially a college or university lecture given to students; such a lecture in written form.

Meanings of Praelector:

noun

A lecturer, a tutor, especially in a college or university.

Meanings of Praelectorship:

noun

The office or position of prelector.

Meanings of Praeludium:

noun

A prelude or introduction; a preliminary; a precursor or foreshadowing.

Meanings of Praemunire:

noun

The offence of asserting or maintaining papal jurisdiction in england.

Usage examples:

He had already moved against the clergy with accusations of praemunire and in 1532 forbade the paym…

Meanings of Praenomen:

noun

An ancient roman's first or personal name, for example marcus tullius cicero.

Usage examples:

They seem to give the praenomen (personal name) titus to the same man, and a titus petronius niger …

Meanings of Praenomens:

noun

An ancient roman's first or personal name, for example marcus tullius cicero.

Usage examples:

They seem to give the praenomen (personal name) titus to the same man, and a titus petronius niger …

Meanings of Praepositor:

noun

A prefect or monitor at various english public schools. compare "praepostor".

Meanings of Praepostorial:

adjective

Relating to praepostors; also in extended use.

Meanings of Praesepe:

proper noun

A large open cluster of stars in the constellation cancer; the beehive.

Meanings of Praeses:

noun

The president or chair of a meeting, committee, board, etc.

Meanings of Praesidium:

noun

A standing executive committee in a communist country.

Usage examples:

She was so distrustful that she was only prepared to report verbally on the program's content to th…

Meanings of Praesternal:

adjective

Of or relating to the presternum (now rare); situated anterior or superior to the sternum.

Meanings of Praetaxation:

noun

A prior election; especially the action of voting first for a prospective ruler and then submitting the result to others for approval.

Meanings of Praetextae:

noun

A toga with a purple border, originally the distinguishing garment of a magistrate (also sometimes of a priest), but later also of a boy until entitled to the toga virilis, and of a girl until her marriage.

Meanings of Praetor:

noun

Each of two ancient roman magistrates ranking below consul.

Usage examples:

Quaestors, praetors, and consuls were often employed after their year of office at rome as ‘pro-mag…

Meanings of Praetorian:

adjective

Of or having the powers of a praetor.

Usage examples:

A herdsman, tough and uneducated, he rose high in the army and became praetorian prefect of dioclet…

noun

A man of praetorian rank.

Usage examples:

Although vindex was defeated, nero's suicide and the support of gaius nymphidius sabinus and the pr…

Meanings of Praetorianism:

noun

A system like that of the roman praetorian organization; military despotism; government in which the armed forces have a strong or decisive role.

Meanings of Praetorium:

noun

The official residence of the governor of a roman province; a governor's palace or court; specifically the building in which pontius pilate questioned jesus.

Meanings of Praetors:

noun

Each of two ancient roman magistrates ranking below consul.

Usage examples:

Quaestors, praetors, and consuls were often employed after their year of office at rome as ‘pro-mag…

Meanings of Pragmatic:

adjective

Dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations.

Usage examples:

A pragmatic approach to business ethics

Meanings of Pragmatica:

noun

A royal ordinance or edict, especially of the spanish court, having the force of law. compare "pragmatic sanction", "pragmatic".

Meanings of Pragmatically:

adverb

In a sensible and realistic way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations.

Usage examples:

They acted pragmatically in response to circumstances

Meanings of Pragmaticalness:

noun

The quality of being pragmatical; especially the officiousness, meddlesomeness; opinionatedness, dogmatism. formerly also: †activity, assiduity (obsolete).