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pretorian::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | praetorian |
pretorian::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | praetorial, praetorian, pretorial |
| Derivation | praetor, pretor |
Examples of pretorian
pretorian
We must cut financial power and lead a pretorian politic based on general interest.
From the economist.com
The Cuban army was a pretorian guard in the service of a dictator.
From the time.com
Pretorian Falls tired leaving the turn.
From the kentucky.com
Each pretorian perfects oversaw one of the four quarters created by Diocletian, which became regional praetorian prefectures under the sons of Constantine.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Praetorian: of or relating to a Roman praetor; "praetorial powers"
- Praetorian: 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.
- The Praetorian Guard (Latin: Praetoriani) was a force of bodyguards used by Roman Emperors. The title was already used during the Roman Republic for the guards of Roman generals since the rise to prominence of the Scipio family around 275 BC. The Guard was dissolved by Emperor Constantine I in the 4th century...
- Alternative spelling of praetorian
- (pretorianism) the state of relating to the administration or lifestyle of Pretoria, South Africa.
