Praetorian - Definition
praetorian
adj 1: of or relating to a Roman praetor; "praetorial powers"
[syn: praetorian, praetorial, pretorian,
pretorial]
2: characteristic of or similar to the corruptible soldiers in
the Praetorian Guard with 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: Praetorian,
Pretorian]
n 1: a member of the Praetorian Guard [syn: Praetorian Guard,
Praetorian]