characteristic of Praetorian soldiers in 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.
The Praetorian Guard. A permanent establishment of nine cohorts, each containing 500 infantry and 90 cavalry. Their purpose was to be the personal guard to the emperor. The official army of Imperial Rome