Praetorian

//pɹɪˈtɔːɹiən// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to a praetor. Ancient-Rome, not-comparable
  2. 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. 3
    Of or pertaining to the special bodyguard force used by Roman emperors. Ancient-Rome, not-comparable

    "praetorian guard"

  4. 4
    Corruptly mercenary and venal. broadly, not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    characteristic of or similar to the corruptible soldiers in the Praetorian Guard with respect to corruption or political venality wordnet
  2. 2
    of or relating to a Roman praetor wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A member of a special bodyguard force used by Roman emperors, their symbol being the scorpion. Ancient-Rome, historical
  2. 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. 3
    a member of the Praetorian Guard wordnet
  4. 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. 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

Etymology 1

From Middle English pretorian, from Latin praetōriānus.

Etymology 2

From Middle English pretorian, from Latin praetōriānus.

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