praetorian

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A member of a special bodyguard force used by Roman emperors, their symbol being the scorpion.
2. sıfat Of or pertaining to a praetor.
3. sıfat Of or pertaining to the pretorium in an ancient Roman camp.

   “The praetorian gate was directly in front of the general's tent, and nearest to the enemy.”

4. sıfat Of or pertaining to the special bodyguard force used by Roman emperors.

   “praetorian guard”

5. sıfat Corruptly mercenary and venal.
6. isim A praetor; a person of praetorian rank.

   “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.”

7. isim Alternative letter-case form of Praetorian (“member of a special bodyguard force used by Roman emperors”).

   “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.”

8. isim A venal mercenary.