pretorian

Meaning of pretorian

noun

A member of a special bodyguard force used by Roman emperors. The symbol of the Praetorian Guard was the scorpion.

noun
  1. A praetor
  2. A venal mercenary
adjective
  1. Of or relating to a praetor.
  2. Of or relating to the pretorium in an ancient Roman camp.
    The praetorian gate was directly in front of the general's tent, and nearest to the enemy.
  3. Corruptly mercenary and venal.

Information about pretorian

  • The plural form of pretorian is: pretorians.
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Hyphenation of pretorian

pre-to-rian

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
  • pretorian is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

pretorian synonyms

Meaning praetorian:

praetorian, pretorial, judge, justice, jurist

Meaning Praetorian:

Praetorian, Pretorian

Anagrams of pretorian

arreption

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