What does praetorian mean?
Praetorian means (Ancient Rome) Of or pertaining to a praetor..
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/pɹɪˈtɔːɹiən/ · adjective
(Ancient Rome) Of or pertaining to a praetor..
The praetorian gate was directly in front of the general's tent, and nearest to the enemy.
praetorian guard
Hey, sir? Sir, excuse me?” The blonde was calling out to him, in imperious tones that insisted on a reply. Her satraps became watchful, like a Praetorian guard.
I am so rich, I could have given bid for bid with the wealthiest Prætorians at the auction of the Roman empire (which was the world’s); and yet I owe for the flesh in the tongue I brag with.
Durry's work is still cited as the definitive study of the praetorians, and in fact most modern scholarship on the praetorians is based on material from his work.
The Trump praetorians who initially denied there was any effort to pressure the Ukrainians into action on a Biden probe, possibly including the withholding of congressionally approved military aid, suddenly surfaced a new talking point: “They’re trying to turn what was a Biden scandal into a Trump scandal.”
Use praetorian when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Praetorian means (Ancient Rome) Of or pertaining to a praetor..
Common synonyms include corrupt, pretorian, pretorial, praetorial.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The praetorian gate was directly in front of the general's tent, and nearest to the enemy.
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