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Antonyms for praetorian

Grammar : Adj
Spell : pree-tawr-ee-uh n, -tohr-
Phonetic Transcription : priˈtɔr i ən, -ˈtoʊr-

Definition of praetorian

Origin :
  • early 15c., from Latin praetorianus "belonging to a praetor," from praetor (see praetor). Praetorian Guard is from cohors praetoria, the bodyguard troop of a Roman commander or emperor. Hence modern figurative use for "defenders of an existing order."
  • adj corrupt
Example sentences :
  • But the praetorian guard, faithful to me, was unable to make headway.
  • Extract from : « "Unto Caesar" » by Baroness Emmuska Orczy
  • On the threshold he was met by Martialis, the praetorian centurion.
  • Extract from : « A Thorny Path [Per Aspera], Complete » by Georg Ebers
  • But while they deliberated, the praetorian guards had resolved.
  • Extract from : « The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire » by Edward Gibbon
  • The Praetorian guards were attached to the youth of Alexander.
  • Extract from : « The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire » by Edward Gibbon
  • They, with the Praetorian cavalry, formed the imperial guard and body-guard.
  • Extract from : « Quintus Claudius, Volume 1 of 2 » by Ernst Eckstein
  • Trajan is said to have known the names of all the Praetorian Guards, numbering about 12,000.
  • Extract from : « Memory » by William Walker Atkinson
  • No Praetorian or ordinary soldier could stand before him save momentarily.
  • Extract from : « Triplanetary » by Edward Elmer Smith
  • This implied the continuance of praetorian methods of administration.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 » by Various
  • It was under a governor of praetorian rank, and the legio xiii.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 » by Various
  • His great-grandfather was a Spaniard, and yet attained the praetorian rank.
  • Extract from : « Beacon Lights of History, Volume IV » by John Lord

Synonyms for praetorian

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