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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary:

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[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.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture & Construction:

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In the ancient Roman Empire, the official residence of a provincial governor; a hall of justice; a palace.

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