praetorian
[pri:'tɔ:riәn]
n.
[古]执政阶
adj.
执政, 禁



praetorian
[ noun ]

1. a member of the Praetorian Guard

<noun.person>

[ adj ]

1. of or relating to a Roman praetor

<adj.pert>
praetorial powers

2. characteristic of or similar to the corruptible soldiers in the Praetorian Guard with respect to corruption or political venality

<adj.all>
a large Praetorian bureaucracy filled with ambitious...and often sycophantic people makes work and makes trouble

Praetorian \Pr[ae]*to"ri*an\, a.
See {Pretorian}.