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Praetorian

See Pretorian.

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Similar meaning 2

Corrupt 84% connected

Changed from a sound to a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; vitiated; unsound.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Corrupt 84% connected

Changed from a sound to a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; vitiated; unsound.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Broader term 2

Bodyguard 76% connected

A guard to protect or defend the person; a lifeguard.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Escort 76% connected

A body of armed men to attend a person of distinction for the sake of affording safety when on a journey; one who conducts some one as an attendant;…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Praetor 74% connected

See Pretor.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Praetor 74% connected

See Pretor.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Pertains to 1

Praetor 66% connected

See Pretor.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Synonym 2

Pretorial 92% connected

Pretorian.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Pretorian 92% connected

Of or pertaining to a pretor or magistrate; judicial; exercised by, or belonging to, a pretor; as, pretorian power or authority.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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