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Praetorian
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- 1 Of or pertaining to a praetor. Ancient-Rome, not-comparable
- 2 Of or pertaining to the pretorium in an ancient Roman camp. Ancient-Rome, not-comparable
"The praetorian gate was directly in front of the general's tent, and nearest to the enemy."
- 3 Of or pertaining to the special bodyguard force used by Roman emperors. Ancient-Rome, not-comparable
"praetorian guard"
- 4 Corruptly mercenary and venal. broadly, not-comparable
- 1 characteristic of or similar to the corruptible soldiers in the Praetorian Guard with respect to corruption or political venality wordnet
- 2 of or relating to a Roman praetor wordnet
- 1 A member of a special bodyguard force used by Roman emperors, their symbol being the scorpion. Ancient-Rome, historical
- 2 A praetor; a person of praetorian rank. Ancient-Rome
"I am so rich, I could have given bid for bid with the wealthiest Prætorians at the auction of the Roman empire (which was the world’s); and yet I owe for the flesh in the tongue I brag with."
- 3 a member of the Praetorian Guard wordnet
- 4 Alternative letter-case form of Praetorian (“member of a special bodyguard force used by Roman emperors”). Ancient-Rome, alt-of
"Durry's work is still cited as the definitive study of the praetorians, and in fact most modern scholarship on the praetorians is based on material from his work."
- 5 A venal mercenary. broadly
"The Trump praetorians who initially denied there was any effort to pressure the Ukrainians into action on a Biden probe, possibly including the withholding of congressionally approved military aid, suddenly surfaced a new talking point: “They’re trying to turn what was a Biden scandal into a Trump scandal.”"
Etymology
From Middle English pretorian, from Latin praetōriānus.
From Middle English pretorian, from Latin praetōriānus.
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