Praetorian Guard vs escort

Praetorian Guard and escort both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Praetorian Guard	Yes	No	No	No
escort	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, escort is a hypernym of Praetorian Guard; that is, escort is a word with a broader meaning than Praetorian Guard:

Other hypernyms of Praetorian Guard include bodyguard.

Praetorian Guard (noun)	escort (noun)
the elite bodyguard of a Roman Emperor in ancient Rome	the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them
a member of the Praetorian Guard	a participant in a date
	someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
	an attendant who is employed to accompany someone

Praetorian Guard (verb)	escort (verb)
	accompany as an escort
	conduct someone someplace