praetorians

[pree-tawr-ee-uhn, -tohr-]

prae·to·ri·an

[pree-tawr-ee-uhn, -tohr-]
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to a praetor.
2.
(often initial capital letter) noting or pertaining to the Praetorian Guard.
noun
3.
a person having the rank of praetor or ex-praetor.
4.
(often initial capital letter) a soldier of the Praetorian Guard.

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Praetorians is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin praetōriānus. See praetor, -ian
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