to be before, be set over, preside over, rule, have
charge of, command, superintend: in provinciā,
govern: omnibus Druidibus, Cs.: provinciae, S.: censor factus, severe
praefuit ei potestati, N.: exercitui, Cs.:
artificio: vigiliis, S.: statuis
faciendis: moenibus urbis, protect, O. —To be chief, take the
lead: non enim paruit ille Ti. Gracchi temeritati, sed praefuit:
crudelitati.
Lewis, Charlton, T. An Elementary Latin Dictionary. New York, Cincinnati, and Chicago. American Book Company. 1890.
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