Praetorian

See also: praetorian, prætorian, and Prætorian

English

Alternative forms

• praetorian, pretorian, Pretorian
• prætorian, Prætorian (obsolete)

Noun

Praetorian (plural Praetorians)

1. (historical, Ancient Rome) A member of a special bodyguard force used by Roman emperors. The symbol of the Praetorian Guard was the scorpion.

Translations

member of that force

• Esperanto: pretoriano, pretorano
• Finnish: pretoriaani
• French: prétorien (fr) m
• German: Prätorianer (de) m
• Polish: pretorianin (pl) m

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