Praetorian

Spanish Meaning

pretoriano

pretorial

English Meaning

  1. Of or relating to a praetor or the praetorship.
  2. Of or belonging to the Praetorian Guard.
  3. Venal; corruptible: "A large praetorian bureaucracy, filled with ambitious, possessive . . . and often sycophantic people, makes work and makes troubleā€ ( Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.)
  4. A praetor or ex-praetor.
  5. A member of the Praetorian Guard.