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    pretorian

    pretorian - Dictionary definition and meaning for word pretorian

    Definition
    (adj) of or relating to a Roman praetor
    Example Sentence
    • praetorial powers
    Definition
    (adj) characteristic of or similar to the corruptible soldiers in the Praetorian Guard with respect to corruption or political venality
    Synonyms : praetorian
    Example Sentence
    • a large Praetorian bureaucracy filled with ambitious...and often sycophantic people makes work and makes trouble
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