praetorian

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praetorian Definition

• (a) of or relating to a Roman praetor; "praetorial powers"
• (s) 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.

praetorian Synonyms

• praetorial
• praetorian
• pretorial
• pretorian