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Praetorian

Praetorian Meaning & Definition
Praetorian Definition And Meaning

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

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Praetorian In Webster's Dictionary

\Pr[ae]*to"ri*an\, a. See {Pretorian}.

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