English Dictionary

praetorian

IPA（発音記号）

/pɹɪˈtɔːɹiən/

名詞

古代ローマ 別表記 広義

(Ancient Rome) A praetor. / (Ancient Rome) Alternative letter-case form of Praetorian / (by extension) A venal mercenary.

日本語の意味

古代ローマにおける執政官、すなわち「プラエトル」と同等の役職者を指す。 / 同じく古代ローマ時代の役職に由来し、場合によっては護衛や警備にあたる者を示す。 / 転じて、金銭目当てで動く買収可能な傭兵を意味する。

The praetorian issued a fair judgment that quelled the city's unrest.

そのプラエトルは、公正な判決を下して都市の騒乱を鎮めた。

意味（1）

(Ancient Rome) A praetor.

I am so rich, I could have given bid for bid with the wealthiest Prætorians at the auction of the Roman empire (which was the world’s); and yet I owe for the flesh in the tongue I brag with.

意味（2）

(Ancient Rome) Alternative letter-case form of Praetorian

Durry's work is still cited as the definitive study of the praetorians, and in fact most modern scholarship on the praetorians is based on material from his work.

意味（3）

(by extension) A venal mercenary.

The Trump praetorians who initially denied there was any effort to pressure the Ukrainians into action on a Biden probe, possibly including the withholding of congressionally approved military aid, suddenly surfaced a new talking point: “They’re trying to turn what was a Biden scandal into a Trump scandal.”

praetorians （ plural ）