Found 2 items, similar to praetorian.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: praetorian
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]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Praetorian
Praetorian
\Pr[ae]*to"ri*an\, a.
See
Pretorian.
[1913 Webster]