office of a prœtor
21con|ser|va|tor|ship — «KON suhr VAY tuhr shihp, kuhn SUR vuh », noun. 1. Law. a) the position of a conservator in charge of the business or property of others. b) the condition of being under the charge of a conservator: »Government Savings & Loan Association is the… …
22cu|ra|tor|ship — «kyu RAY tuhr shihp, KYUR uh », noun. the office or position of a curator: »a Museum of Natural History curatorship of invertebrate fossils (New Yorker) …
23di|rec|tor|ship — «duh REHK tuhr shihp, dy », noun. the position or term of office of a director: »He resigned his directorships with several other large corporations (Wall Street Journal) …
24e|lec|tor|ship — «ih LEHK tuhr shihp», noun. the position or office of an elector …
25ex|ec|u|tor|ship — «ehg ZEHK yuh tuhr shihp», noun. the office or duty of an executor: »the affairs of his executorship (Samuel Richardson) …
26fac|tor|ship — «FAK tuhr shihp», noun. the office or business of a factor …
27in|au´gu|ra´tor — in|au|gu|rate «ihn gyuh rayt», transitive verb, rat|ed, rat|ing. 1. to install in office with a ceremony: »A President of the United States is inaugurated every four years. SYNONYM(S): install, invest, induct. 2. to make a formal beginning of; …
28in|duc|tor — «ihn DUHK tuhr», noun. 1. a person who inducts another into office. 2. a) any part of an electric apparatus that works or is worked by induction. An inductor is a tiny coil of wire which transfers current from one stage to another. b) = choke… …
29in|spec|tor|ate — «ihn SPEHK tuhr iht», noun. 1. the office or function of an inspector. 2. a group of inspectors. 3. a district under an inspector. ╂[< inspector + ate3] …
30in|spec|tor|ship — «ihn SPEHK tuhr shihp», noun. the office of an inspector …
