Dictionary Check: pretorian
"pretorian" is a valid word!
Scrabble
11
points
Words with Friends
13
points
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"
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