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praetorian - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'praetorian' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Praetorian [ a.]
- See Pretorian.

Meaning of 'praetorian' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . praetorian [ a]
Meaning (1):
- of or relating to a Roman praetor
Example in sentence:
  • praetorial powers
2 . praetorian [ s]
Meaning (2):
- characteristic of or similar to the corruptible soldiers in the Praetorian Guard with respect to corruption or political venality
Example in sentence:
  • a large Praetorian bureaucracy filled with ambitious...and often sycophantic people makes work and makes trouble