Definition of pretorian
English to English adjective - of or relating to a Roman praetor
Praetorial powers.
source: WordNet 3.0 - Of or pertaining to a pretor or magistrate; judicial; exercised by, or belonging to, a pretor; as, pretorian power or authority.
source: Webster 1913 noun - A soldier of the pretorian guard.
source: Webster 1913 adjective satellite - 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
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