Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
No pronunciation record was provided for this word.
adj
Alternative spelling of praetorian.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Of, from, or pertaining to Pretoria, South Africa.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Alternative spelling of praetorian.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A person from Pretoria.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
of or relating to a Roman praetor
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: praetorian, praetorial, pretorial
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
characteristic of or similar to the corruptible soldiers in the Praetorian Guard with respect to corruption or political venality- Arthur M.Schlesinger Jr.
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: Praetorian
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Pretoria + -an.
