Morpheme
Pr(a)etor [Preter, Praetor]
Type
free base
Denotation
leader, head, chief, president, literally one who goes before
Etymology
Latin praetor, from praeīre + -tor, from prae- + īre
Evidence
praetor, praetores, praetorial, praetorially, praetorian, praetorium, praetors, praetorship, pretor, pretores, pretors, propraetor, propraetorial, propraetorian
Notes
also spelled prætor
<r> does not double because the stress falls on the first syllable
