pretorium
- a variation of praetorium.
Example Sentences
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When he girt the new prefect of the pretorium with the immemorial sword, he addressed him in copy-book phrases—"If I rule wisely, use it for me; unwisely, against me."
From Imperial Purple by Saltus, Edgar
On leaving the Sinico-Thibetian pretorium, we were accosted by a venerable Lama, who informed us that the First Kalon awaited us.
From Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6 Volume 2 by Huc, Évariste Régis
A pretorium virtue," said Christophe, "and the prize goes to the best talker.
From Jean Christophe: in Paris The Market-Place, Antoinette, the House by Cannan, Gilbert
