LekhoriLekhoriThe title designating a Roman administrative official whose role changed over time:
A high civic or administrative official, especially a chief magistrate or mayor. Sometimes used as a title.
The title of the chief magistrate, the mayor, and/or the podestà in Palermo, in Verona, and in various other parts of 17th- and 18th-century Italy.
From Middle English pretour, pretor, from the Anglo-Norman pretour, pretore, the Middle French preteur (from the Old French pretor; compare the Modern French préteur), and their etymon, the Classical ...
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