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praetorian
adjective as in corrupt
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Abdullah has spent his life building this Praetorian elite force.
But while they deliberated, the praetorian guards had resolved.
The Praetorian guards were attached to the youth of Alexander.
Directly the deed is done, the praetorian guard shall raise the cry: 'The Cæsar is dead!'
He entered his tribune preceded by an escort of his praetorian guard with flying standards.
Anon Caius Nepos, the praetorian praefect, came to the front of the tribune, and in stentorian voice commanded everyone to kneel.
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On this page you'll find 35 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to praetorian, such as: degenerate, evil, low, mercenary, miscreant, and profligate.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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