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pretorium

pretorium noun: the general's tent in an Ancient Roman camp.

Noun

pretorium (plural pretoriums)

  1. (historical) The general's tent in an Ancient Roman camp.
  2. (broadly) A council of war.
  3. (historical) The official residence of the Ancient Roman praetor, proconsul, or governor in a province.
  4. (broadly, dated) A splendid country seat.

Forms of pretorium

pluralpretoriums
alternative formpraetorium
alternative formprætorium

Origin of pretorium

From Latin praetorium, from praetor.

Questions about pretorium

What does pretorium mean?
Pretorium means the general's tent in an Ancient Roman camp.
What part of speech is pretorium?
Pretorium is a noun.
What is the plural of pretorium?
The plural of pretorium is pretoriums.

Words near pretorium in the dictionary

  1. pretores
  2. Pretoria
  3. pretorial
  4. pretorian
  5. pretorians
  6. pretorium
  7. pretoriums
  8. pretornal
  9. pretors
  10. pretorship
  11. pretorships

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