PRAETORIAN GUARD meaning: Elite bodyguards of Roman emperors

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Definitions from Wikipedia (Praetorian Guard)

▸ noun: The (Latin: cohortes praetoriae) the imperial guard of the Imperial Roman army that served various roles for the Roman emperor including being a bodyguard unit, counterintelligence, crowd control and gathering military intelligence.

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civilian, non-military, non-guard

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