PRETORIAN

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


Adjective

Pretorian (comparative more Pretorian, superlative most Pretorian)

Alternative spelling of Praetorian

Noun

Pretorian (plural Pretorians)

Alternative spelling of Praetorian

Anagrams

• arreption, intrapore, portainer

Adjective

pretorian (comparative more pretorian, superlative most pretorian)

Alternative spelling of praetorian

Noun

pretorian (plural pretorians)

Alternative spelling of praetorian

Anagrams

• 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



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