PRAETORIAN GUARD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Praetorian Guard mean? 

• PRAETORIAN GUARD (noun)
  The noun PRAETORIAN GUARD has 2 senses:

1. a member of the Praetorian Guard

2. the elite bodyguard of a Roman Emperor in ancient Rome

  Familiarity information: PRAETORIAN GUARD used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PRAETORIAN GUARD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A member of the Praetorian Guard

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Praetorian; Praetorian Guard

Hypernyms ("Praetorian Guard" is a kind of...):

bodyguard; escort (someone who escorts and protects a prominent person)

Holonyms ("Praetorian Guard" is a member of...):

Praetorian Guard (the elite bodyguard of a Roman Emperor in ancient Rome)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The elite bodyguard of a Roman Emperor in ancient Rome

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("Praetorian Guard" is a kind of...):

bodyguard (a group of men who escort and protect some important person)

Meronyms (members of "Praetorian Guard"):

Praetorian; Praetorian Guard (a member of the Praetorian Guard)