Praetorium

3 definitions found

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

  Praetorium \Pr[ae]*to"ri*um\, n.
     See {Pretorium}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  praetorium
       n : the tent of an ancient Roman general [syn: {pretorium}]

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Praetorium
     The Greek word (praitorion) thus rendered in Mark 15:16 is
     rendered "common hall" (Matt. 27:27, marg., "governor's house"),
     "judgment hall," (John 18:28, 33, marg., "Pilate's house", 19:9;
     Acts 23:35), "palace" (Phil. 1:13). This is properly a military
     word. It denotes (1) the general's tent or headquarters; (2) the
     governor's residence, as in Acts 23:35 (R.V., "palace"); and (3)
     the praetorian guard (See {PALACE}), or the camp or
     quarters of the praetorian cohorts (Acts 28:16), the imperial
     guards in immediate attendance on the emperor, who was "praetor"
     or commander-in-chief.