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Noun: pretorium
Usage: US, rare (elsewhere: praetorium)
  1. The tent of an ancient Roman general
    "The soldiers gathered outside the pretorium to await orders";
    - praetorium
     
  2. (historical) the headquarters or residence of a Roman governor in a province
    "Pontius Pilate questioned Jesus in the pretorium";
    - praetorium

Derived forms: pretoriums

Type of: collapsible shelter, tent

Encyclopedia: Pretorium