Dictionary Check: praetorian
"praetorian" is a valid word!
Scrabble
12
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Words with Friends
14
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Definition
adjective
characteristic of or similar to the corruptible soldiers in the Praetorian Guard with respect to corruption or political venality
Example:
"a large Praetorian bureaucracy filled with ambitious … and often sycophantic people makes work and makes trouble"
adjective
of or relating to a Roman praetor
Example:
"praetorial powers"
noun
a member of the Praetorian Guard
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