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  1. praetorium, pretoriumnoun

    the tent of an ancient Roman general

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  1. Praetorium

    The Latin term praetorium (also prætorium and pretorium) originally identified the tent of a general within a Roman castrum (encampment), and derived from the title praetor, which identified a Roman magistrate. Originally, Praetor ("leader") was the title of the ranking civil servant in the Roman Republic, but later identified a rank of office below the rank of consul. The war-council meetings held in the tent of a general gave administrative and juridical meanings to the term praetorium, a usage continued into the Byzantine Empire, where the term praitōrion identified the residence of the governor of a city. The term also designated the headquarters of the Roman emperor, as well as the camp of the Praetorian Guard stationed in Rome.

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  1. praetorium

    A praetorium is historically defined as the headquarters or residence of a Roman governor or a high-ranking military official such as a praetor. In the Bible context, it refers to the palace or residence of Pontius Pilate, where Jesus Christ was tried. It can also refer to a large building or a group of buildings that served as the administrative center in ancient Rome.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Praetoriumnoun

    see Pretorium

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  1. Praetorium

    The Latin term praetorium — or prœtorium or pretorium — originally signified a general’s tent within a Roman castra, castellum, or encampment. It derived from the name of one of the chief Roman magistrates, the praetor. The general’s war council would meet within this tent, thus acquiring an administrative and juridical meaning that was carried over into the Byzantine Empire, where the praitōrion was the residence of a city's governor. The term was also used for the emperor's headquarters and other large residential buildings or palaces. The name would also be used to identify the praetorian camp and praetorian troops stationed in Rome. A general's bodyguard was known as the cohors praetoriae, out of which developed the Praetorian Guard, the emperor's bodyguard.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of praetorium in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of praetorium in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1


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