'Praetorian' definitions:
Definition of 'praetorian'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Of or relating to a Roman praetor; "praetorial powers" [syn: praetorian, praetorial, pretorian, pretorial]
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. [syn: Praetorian, Pretorian]
noun
A member of the Praetorian Guard [syn: Praetorian Guard, Praetorian]
Definition of 'Praetorian'
From: GCIDE
- Praetorian \Pr[ae]*to"ri*an\, a. See Pretorian. [1913 Webster]