| English adjective: pretorian | |||
| 1. | pretorian of or relating to a Roman praetor | ||
| Samples | Praetorial powers. | ||
| Synonyms | praetorial, praetorian, pretorial | ||
| 2. | Pretorian characteristic of or similar to the corruptible soldiers in the Praetorian Guard with respect to corruption or political venality | ||
| Samples | A large Praetorian bureaucracy filled with ambitious...and often sycophantic people makes work and makes trouble. | ||
| Synonyms | Praetorian | ||
| Similar | corrupt | ||
| Antonyms | incorrupt | ||