Praetorian, Pretorian
(adjective) characteristic of or similar to the corruptible soldiers in the Praetorian Guard with respect to corruption or political venality; “a large Praetorian bureaucracy filled with ambitious...and often sycophantic people makes work and makes trouble”- Arthur M.Schlesinger Jr.
praetorian, praetorial, pretorian, pretorial
(adjective) of or relating to a Roman praetor; “praetorial powers”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Pretorian (comparative more Pretorian, superlative most Pretorian)
Alternative spelling of Praetorian
Pretorian (plural Pretorians)
Alternative spelling of Praetorian
• arreption, intrapore, portainer
pretorian (comparative more pretorian, superlative most pretorian)
Alternative spelling of praetorian
pretorian (plural pretorians)
Alternative spelling of praetorian
• arreption, intrapore, portainer
Source: Wiktionary
Pre*to"ri*an, a. Etym: [L. praetorians: cf. F. prétorien.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to a pretor or magistrate; judicial; exercised by, or belonging to, a pretor; as, pretorian power or authority. Pretorian bands or guards, or Pretorians (Rom. Hist.), the emperor's bodyguards, instituted by the Emperor Augustus in nine cohorts of 1,000 men each.
– Pretorian gate (Rom. Antiq.), that one of the four gates in a camp which lay next the enemy. Brande & C.
Pre*to"ri*an, n.
Definition: A soldier of the pretorian guard.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 November 2024
(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
