praetorial
Of ancient commanders
Praetorial means relating to a praetor, a magistrate in ancient Rome who administered justice and sometimes commanded armies.
The word appears in historical and classical contexts: praetorial authority, praetorial duties.
Also spelled praetorian when used as an adjective, though praetorian more commonly refers to the elite Praetorian Guard that protected Roman emperors.
Diplomat in foreign city
- senateLegislative governing body
- magistrateCivil judicial officer
- tribuneSpeaker's raised platform
- centurionRoman army officer
legion · imperium · fasces · toga · patrician · plebeian · proconsul · curia
Civil judicial officer
- tribunalJudicial decision-making body
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- verdictOfficial court decision
- adjudicationFormal decision on disputes
court · justice · litigation · jurisprudence · bench · precedent · edict · decree
Group sharing circumstances
- legionGreat number, or soldiers
- centurionRoman army officer
- bodyguardPaid personal security agent
- imperialRelating to supreme rule
garrison · barracks · gladius · pilum · commander · escort · elite · deployment
State's chief executive
- provincialRegional or narrow-minded
- prefectureAdministered regional territory
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- bureaucracyRigid administrative system
regulatory · delegation · coordination · executive · directive · mandate · authority · administration
consul
Diplomat in foreign city
- senateLegislative governing body
- magistrateCivil judicial officer
- tribuneSpeaker's raised platform
centurion · legion · imperium · fasces · toga · patrician · plebeian · proconsul · curia · rostra
magistrate
Civil judicial officer
- tribunalJudicial decision-making body
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- verdictOfficial court decision
adjudication · court · justice · litigation · jurisprudence · bench · precedent · edict · decree · provincial
cohort
Group sharing circumstances
imperial · garrison · barracks · gladius · pilum · commander · escort · elite · deployment · encampment
governor
State's chief executive
- provincialRegional or narrow-minded
- prefectureAdministered regional territory
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
bureaucracy · regulatory · delegation · coordination · executive · directive · mandate · authority · administration · supervisory
praetorialsenatorial
Of the upper chamber
civilian · civil · legislative · judicial · democratic
- Praetorian GuardAncient Rome's imperial security force