Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Pretorium"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Pretorium \Pre*to"ri*um\, n. [L. praetorium, fr. praetor.]
1. The general's tent in a Roman camp; hence, a council of
war, because held in the general's tent.
2. The official residence of a governor of a province; hence,
a place; a splendid country seat.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
pretorium
n : the tent of an ancient Roman general [syn: {praetorium}]
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