pretorian

Adjective

• characteristic of or similar to the corruptible soldiers in the Praetorian Guard with respect to corruption or political venality
  • a large Praetorian bureaucracy filled with ambitious...and often sycophantic people makes work and makes trouble- Arthur M.Schlesinger Jr.
    

• of or relating to a Roman praetor
  • praetorial powers
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  Praetorian , Pretorian , praetorian , praetorial , pretorial