| praenomen | (n) the first name of a citizen of ancient Rome |
| praetor | (n) an annually elected magistrate of the ancient Roman Republic, Syn. pretor |
| praetorian | (adj) of or relating to a Roman praetor, Syn. praetorial, pretorian, pretorial, Example: praetorial powers |
| praetorian | (adj) characteristic of or similar to the corruptible soldiers in the Praetorian Guard with respect to corruption or political venality; - Arthur M.Schlesinger Jr., Syn. Pretorian, Example: a large Praetorian bureaucracy filled with ambitious...and often sycophantic people makes work and makes trouble |
| praetorian guard | (n) a member of the Praetorian Guard, Syn. Praetorian |
| praetorian guard | (n) the elite bodyguard of a Roman Emperor in ancient Rome |
| praetorium | (n) the tent of an ancient Roman general, Syn. pretorium |
| praetorship | (n) the office of praetor |
| Prae- | A prefix. See Pre-. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Praecava | ‖n. [ NL. See Pre-, and 1st Cave. ] (Anat.) The superior vena cava. -- |
| Praecipe | n. [ L., imperative of praecipere to give rules or precepts. See Precept. ] (Law) |
| Praecoces | ‖n. pl. [ NL. See Precocious. ] (Zool.) A division of birds including those whose young are able to run about when first hatched. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Praecocial | a. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Præcoces. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Praecognita | ‖n. pl. [ L. praecognitus, p. p. of praecognoscere to foreknow. See Pre-, and Cognition. ] This previously known, or which should be known in order to understand something else. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Praecommissure | n. [ Pref. præ + commissure. ] (Anat.) A transverse commissure in the anterior part of the third ventricle of the brain; the anterior cerebral commissure. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Praecoracoid | n. (Anat.) See Precoracoid. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Praecordia | ‖n. [ L., fr. prae before + cor, cordis, the heart. ] (Anat.) The front part of the thoracic region; the epigastrium. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Praecordial | a. (Anat.) Same as Precordial. [ 1913 Webster ] |