| 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 |
