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Meanings of praetorian in English

Portuguese
pretoriano
Spanish
pretoriano

Of or relating to a Roman praetor.

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pretoriano
Portuguese
guarda pretoriana

A member of the Praetorian Guard.

guarda pretoriana
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Examples for "Praetorian Guard"
Examples for "Praetorian Guard"
1
By 2248, though, we find him in command of the Praetorian Guard.
Roma eterna
2
Not the Praetorian Guard that Markus cobbled together, but something real.
Seveneves
3
SEJÁNUS was the commander of the Praetorian Guard of Tiberius.
Ancient Rome : from the earliest times down to 476 A. D.
4
He was murdered by a Tribune of his Praetorian Guard.
Ancient Rome : from the earliest times down to 476 A. D.
5
Not even one, much less a whole damn Praetorian Guard.
Crown of Slaves

Praetorian.

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Usage of praetorian in English
1
Tomorrow you are to deliver the guilty ones to the praetorian prefect.
Julian
2
By the grace of the emperor he had been made a praetorian.
A Thorny Path — Volume 08
3
The praetorian guard regarded Marcia as the source of its illegal privileges.
Caesar Dies
4
But the praetorian guard, faithful to me, was unable to make headway.
"Unto Caesar"
5
The senate will vote, as you say, at the praetorian guard's dictation.
Caesar Dies
6
My praetorian guard shall show them what it is to be bitten!
Caesar Dies
7
Our praetorian prefects are set over all military and civil officials.
Julian
8
On the threshold he was met by Martialis, the praetorian centurion.
A Thorny Path — Volume 10
9
Iacentus cannot step out of the barracks without trembling beneath his praetorian's helm.
Daughters of the Nile
10
He did not want to be lord of a praetorian guard.
Surrender to the will of the night
11
Livius, fired with indignation, bore down with the praetorian ship against the enemy.
The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36
12
Severus himself inflicted death upon Lætus, and dismissed the praetorian cohorts.
The Caesars
13
His great-grandfather was a Spaniard, and yet attained the praetorian rank.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume 04: Imperial Antiquity
14
Immediately on this, Macrinus, the praetorian prefect, was proclaimed emperor by the troops.
A Thorny Path — Volume 12
15
The praetorian guard ought to be recruited from the tailors' shops!
Caesar Dies
16
And then what men of praetorian rank were there with us!
The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4
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Spanish
pretoriano
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