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pretorium |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pretorium \Pre*to"ri*um\, n. [L. praetorium, fr praetor.] 1. The general's tent in a Roman camp; hence a council of war, because held in the general's tent. 2. The official residence of a governor of a province; hence a place a splendid country seat. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pretorium n : the tent of an ancient Roman general [syn: {praetorium}]
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