pretorian
pretorian is the alternative spelling of praetorian.
Meaning of praetorian
Adjective
praetorian (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to a praetor.
- 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.
- Of or pertaining to the special bodyguard force used by Roman emperors.
- praetorian guard
- Corruptly mercenary and venal.
Adjective capitalized: Pretorian
Pretorian (comparative more Pretorian, superlative most Pretorian)
- Of, from, or pertaining to Pretoria, South Africa.
- Alternative spelling of Praetorian.
Noun capitalized: Pretorian
Pretorian (plural Pretorians)
- A person from Pretoria.
- Alternative spelling of Praetorian.
Forms of pretorian
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more pretorian |
| superlative | most pretorian |
| comparative | more Pretorian |
| superlative | most Pretorian |
| Noun | |
| plural | pretorians |
| plural | Pretorians |
Origin of pretorian
From Pretoria + -an.
Questions about pretorian
- What does pretorian mean?
- Pretorian means of, from, or pertaining to Pretoria, South Africa.
- What is pretorian the alternative spelling of?
- Pretorian is the alternative spelling of praetorian.
- What part of speech is pretorian?
- Pretorian can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near pretorian in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: pretorian (page history and authors); Pretorian (page history and authors); praetorian (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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