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PRAETORIAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A member of the Praetorian Guard
Synonyms:
Praetorian; Praetorian Guard
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Praetorian" is a kind of...):
bodyguard; escort (someone who escorts and protects a prominent person)
Holonyms ("Praetorian" is a member of...):
Praetorian Guard (the elite bodyguard of a Roman Emperor in ancient Rome)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Characteristic of or similar to the corruptible soldiers in the Praetorian Guard with respect to corruption or political venality
Example:
a large Praetorian bureaucracy filled with ambitious...and often sycophantic people makes work and makes trouble
Synonyms:
Praetorian; Pretorian
Classified under:
Similar:
corrupt (lacking in integrity)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of or relating to a Roman praetor
Example:
praetorial powers
Synonyms:
praetorial; praetorian; pretorial; pretorian
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
praetor (an annually elected magistrate of the ancient Roman Republic)
Derivation:
praetor (an annually elected magistrate of the ancient Roman Republic)
