Propretor
Pronunciation : Pro*pre"tor
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. propraetor; pro for, before + praetor a pretor.] (Rom. Antiq.)
Definition : Defn: A magistrate who, having been pretor at home, was appointed to the government of a province. [Written also propr?tor.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913