/pree tawr"ee euhn, -tohr"-/ , adj.
1. of or pertaining to a praetor.
2. ( often cap. ) noting or pertaining to the Praetorian Guard.
n.
3. a person having the rank of praetor or ex-praetor.
4. ( often cap. ) a soldier of the Praetorian Guard.
[ 1375-1425; late ME praetorianus. See PRAETOR, -IAN ]