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Praetorian - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Praetorian : adj
1: of or relating to a Roman praetor; "praetorial powers" [syn:
praetorial, pretorian, pretorial]
2: 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. [syn: pretorian]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Praetorian : \Pr[ae]*to"ri*an\, a.
See Pretorian.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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