PRAETORIAN


Meaning of PRAETORIAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pri:ˈtɔ:rɪən ]

adj. & n. (US pretorian) Rom.Hist. --adj. of or having the powers of a praetor. --n. a man of praetorian rank. øpraetorian guard the bodyguard of the Roman emperor. [ME f. L praetorianus (as PRAETOR)]

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