Definition
A historical term for a type of judicial or administrative function related to elections or selection, particularly in ancient contexts.
Etymology
From Latin roots related to 'creare' (to choose or elect) and the suffix '-oria' indicating a place or function. The word connects to the concept of public decision-making in ancient systems.
Kelly Says
This obscure word reveals how ancient societies had specialized terms for every official function—'cretoria' shows that choosing leaders was such an important job it had its own official name, much like 'department' today.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ክሬቶሪያ
kre-to-ree-ya
ARالعربية
كريتوريا
kri-to-ree-ya
BNবাংলা
ক্রেটোরিয়া
kre-to-ree-ya
CACatalà
cretoria
kre-to-ree-ah
CSČeština
cretoria
kre-to-ree-ah
DADansk
cretoria
kre-to-ree-ah
DEDeutsch
Cretoria
kre-to-ree-ah
ELΕλληνικά
κρετόρια
kre-to-ree-ah
ESEspañol
cretoría
kre-to-ree-ah
FAفارسی
کرتوریا
kre-to-ree-ya
FISuomi
cretoria
kre-to-ree-ah
FRFrançais
crétoria
kre-to-ree-ah
GUGU
ક્રેટોરિયા
kre-to-ree-ya
HAHA
cretoria
kre-to-ree-ah
HEעברית
קרטוריה
kre-to-ree-ya
HIहिन्दी
क्रेटोरिया
kre-to-ree-ya
HUMagyar
cretoria
kre-to-ree-ah
IDBahasa Indonesia
cretoria
kre-to-ree-ah
IGIG
cretoria
kre-to-ree-ah
ITItaliano
cretoria
kre-to-ree-ah
KKKK
кретория
kre-to-ree-ya
KO한국어
크레토리아
keure-to-ri-a
MRMR
क्रेतोरिया
kre-to-ree-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
cretoria
kre-to-ree-ah
MYမြန်မာ
ကြေးတောရီးယား
kye-to-ree-ya
NLNederlands
cretoria
kre-to-ree-ah
NONorsk
cretoria
kre-to-ree-ah
PAPA
ਕ੍ਰੇਟੋਰੀਆ
kre-to-ree-ya
PLPolski
cretoria
kre-to-ree-ah
PTPortuguês
cretória
kre-to-ree-ah
RORomână
cretoria
kre-to-ree-ah
RUРусский
кретория
kre-to-ree-ya
SVSvenska
cretoria
kre-to-ree-ah
SWKiswahili
cretoria
kre-to-ree-ah
TAதமிழ்
கிரெட்டோரியா
kre-tto-ree-ya
TEతెలుగు
క్రెటోరియా
kre-to-ree-ya
THไทย
เครทอเรีย
kret-o-ree-ah
TLTL
cretoria
kre-to-ree-ah
TRTürkçe
cretoria
kre-to-ree-ah
UKУкраїнська
креторія
kre-to-ree-ya
URاردو
کریٹوریا
kre-to-ree-ya
VITiếng Việt
cretoria
kre-to-ree-ah
YOYO
cretoria
kre-to-ree-ah
ZH中文
克雷托里亚
kè-lái-tuō-lì-yà
ZUZU
cretoria
kre-to-ree-ah