Definition of praetorian
English to English adjective - of or relating to a Roman praetor
Praetorial powers.
source: WordNet 3.0 noun - a member of the Praetorian Guard
source: WordNet 3.0 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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praetorian, pretorian, praetorium, pretorium, pyrethrin, prototherian, pyrethrine, proturan, preterhuman, parathormone, predetermine, prodroma, pyrethrum, pear hawthorn, periuterine, power train, periderm, prodrome, peridrome, peritreme
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