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P / praetentūra
noun

praetentūra

gen. praetentūrae · gender feminine · decl. 1st
a military guard on the boundaries of a province; a frontier-guard •
a military guard on the boundaries of a province, a frontier-guard (post-class.): Mesopotamiae tractus praetenturis et stationibus servabantur agrariis, Amm. 14, 3, 2.—
A barricade
A barricade, Amm. 14, 2, 4.
Perseus ID: n38065 Key: praetentura