Praetorian

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Praetorian \Pr[ae]*to"ri*an\, a.
     See {Pretorian}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  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}]