pretorium

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pretorium

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From Latin praetorium, from praetor.

noun pretoriums · praetorium · prætorium

Ancient Rome The general's tent in a camp.
broadly A council of war.
historical The official residence of the Ancient Roman praetor, proconsul, or governor in a province. By the account of Matthew Paris, Cartophilus was the bearer of Pontius Pilate's pretorium. When Jesus Christ was passing through the gate, he struck him with his hand, and said: "Go on, Jesus, go faster; what are you stopping for?" Jesus, turning to him, replied, "I am going, but you shall tarry til
broadly, dated A splendid country seat.

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@misc{pretorium_2026,
  title = {pretorium},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pretorium},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}