About The Word Praetorian
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Praetorian
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What's The Definition Of Praetorian?
[adj] characteristic of Praetorian soldiers in 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.
[adj] of or relating to a Roman praetor; "praetorial powers" Synonyms | Synonyms for Praetorian: corrupt | praetorial | pretorial | pretorian | pretorian Related Terms | Find terms related to Praetorian: See Also | Praetorian In Webster's Dictionary \Pr[ae]*to"ri*an\, a.
See {Pretorian}.
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