Meaning of Praetorian | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A praetor; a person of praetorian rank.
   Ancient-Rome
2. A member of a special bodyguard force used by Roman emperors, their symbol being the scorpion.
   Ancient-Rome, historical
3. Alternative letter-case form of Praetorian (“member of a special bodyguard force used by Roman emperors”).
   Ancient-Rome, alt-of
4. A venal mercenary.
   broadly

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Examples

“I am so rich, I could have given bid for bid with the wealthiest Prætorians at the auction of the Roman empire (which was the world’s); and yet I owe for the flesh in the tongue I brag with.”

“Durry's work is still cited as the definitive study of the praetorians, and in fact most modern scholarship on the praetorians is based on material from his work.”

“The Trump praetorians who initially denied there was any effort to pressure the Ukrainians into action on a Biden probe, possibly including the withholding of congressionally approved military aid, suddenly surfaced a new talking point: “They’re trying to turn what was a Biden scandal into a Trump scandal.””

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