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praetorian |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Praetorian \Pr[ae]*to"ri*an\, a. See {Pretorian}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: praetorian adj 1: of or relating to a Roman praetor; "praetorial powers" [syn: {praetorial}, {pretorian}, {pretorial}] 2: characteristic of Praetorian soldiers in 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: {pretorian}]
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