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Definition of Praetorium
1. Noun. The tent of an ancient Roman general.
Definition of Praetorium
1. Noun. (alternative form of pretorium) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Praetorium
Literary usage of Praetorium
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of the Bible: Comprising Its Antiquities, Biography, Geography by William Smith, John Mee Fuller (1893)
"The Latin word praetorium originally signified (see Smith's Diet, of Gr. S/ Rom.
... The site of Pilate's praetorium in Jerusalem has given rise to much ..."
2. The Antiquary by Edward Walford, John Charles Cox, George Latimer Apperson (1902)
"... to have been dedicated to the worship of Venus, and a large structure thought
to have been the praetorium or official residence of the Roman Governor. ..."
3. The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations, Topographical by John BRITTON, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees, Thomas Hood, John Harris, Edward Wedlake Brayley (1803)
"... resembling a praetorium, is still apparent, on which, probably, the beacon
was afterwards placed.*" The surrounding prospects, from this ridge, ..."
4. The Roman Forts on the Bar Hill, Dumbartonshire by George MacDonald, Alexander Park (1906)
"(a) The praetorium.—The praetorium—or, as it might perhaps more correctly be
termed, the Principia l—occupied the usual position in the centre of the fort, ..."
5. The Governors of Moesia by Selatie Edgar Stout (1911)
"... of the praetorium were in office is May 28, 205. (6.228.) The name of Plautilla
as the wife of Caracalla and an Augusta was inscribed in ..."
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